Bernardine Evaristo
British novelist and poet who became the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize for Girl, Woman, Other in 2019. Her formally inventive fiction celebrates the lives and histories of Black and mixed-race British women. She is a central figure in Black British literature.
Works
- Girl, Woman, OtherInterconnected stories of Black and mixed-race women across time, class, and continents
- Mr LovermanAn ageing Black man reconciles his sexuality and identity after decades in the closet
- The Emperor's BabeA Roman-era enslaved woman navigates forbidden love, ambition, and survival in Londinium
- Soul TouristsTwo pilgrims travel across continents retracing Black historical figures and spiritual journeys
- Blonde RootsAn alternate history where enslaved Africans colonize Europe reversing historical power dynamics