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28962836. Crossing the River is a historical novel by British author Caryl Phillips, published in 1993. The Village Voice calls it "a fearless reimagining of the geography and meaning of the African diaspora ." The Boston Globe said, " Crossing the River bears eloquently chastened testimony to the shattering of black lives."
Caryl Phillips (born 13 March 1958) is a Kittitian-British novelist, playwright and essayist. Best known for his novels (for which he has won multiple awards), Phillips is often described as a Black Atlantic writer, since much of his fictional output is defined by its interest in, and searching exploration of, the experiences of peoples of the African diaspora in England, the Caribbean and the ...
In 1993, the "Booker of Bookers" prize was awarded to Salman Rushdie for Midnight's Children (the 1981 winner) as the best novel to win the award in its first 25 years. Midnight's Children also won a public vote in 2008, on the prize's fortieth anniversary, for "The Best of the Booker". In 2018 a special "Golden Booker" was awarded celebrating ...
The Atlantic Sound is a 2000 travel book by Caryl Phillips. It was published in the UK by Faber and Faber and in the US by Knopf. In the words of the Publishers Weekly review: "Journeys, as forces of spiritual and cultural transformation, bind this trio of nonfiction narratives, which explores the legacy of slavery in each of the three major ...
Colour Me English is a 2011 collection of essays by Caryl Phillips. Written over a period of 20 years, the essays deal with themes of identity, home and belonging. Written over a period of 20 years, the essays deal with themes of identity, home and belonging.
Caryl Phillips, Crossing the River: Richard Holmes, Dr Johnson and Mr Savage (Samuel Johnson, Richard Savage) — 1994: Alan Hollinghurst, The Folding Star: Doris Lessing, Under My Skin (autobiography) — 1995: Christopher Priest, The Prestige: Gitta Sereny, Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth (Albert Speer) — 1996: Graham Swift, Last Orders
The bridge’s last inspection in 2022 rated it “fair.”. In 2023, it carried 2,609,703 vehicles across the Delaware River. That same year, commission bridge monitors turned away more than ...
The Final Passage is Caryl Phillips 's debut novel. First published in 1985, it is about the Caribbean diaspora exemplified in the lives of a young family from a small island of the British West Indies who decide to join the 1950s exodus to the mother country. They arrive in London full of hope, but their hopes are thwarted while new challenges ...
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