Bernardine Evaristo

Treat yourself to this joyful, big-hearted read from Booker Prize-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo, part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life Ali SmithBarrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, hes lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant, wise-cracking local character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for quoting Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly homosexual, lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?Mr Loverman is a ground-breaking exploration of Britains older Caribbean community, which explodes cultural myths and fallacies and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.Sublime TelegraphRip-r

À soixante-quatorze ans, Barrington Jedidiah Walker est plus que jamais le séducteur que Carmel a connu à Antigua, avant d’émigrer à Londres avec lui. Dandy, noceur, artiste de la conversation, ce ge

Natural da ilha de Antígua, Barrington Jedidiah Walker emigrou para o Reino Unido nos anos 1960, onde prosperou financeiramente. Bem cuidado e bem vestido, com citações de Shakespeare na ponta da lín

Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhoodGirl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years. Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.'If you don't yet know her work, you should - she says things about modern Britain that no one else does' Maggie Gee, Guardian

Girl, Woman, Other is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of Black British women that paints a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and looks back to the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. The twelve central characters of this multi-voiced novel lead vastly different lives: Amma is a newly acclaimed playwright whose work often explores her Black lesbian identity; her old friend Shirley is a teacher, jaded after decades of work in London's funding-deprived schools; Carole, one of Shirley's former students, is a successful investment banker; Carole's mother Bummi works as a cleaner and worries about her daughter's lack of rootedness despite her obvious achievements. From a nonbinary social media influencer to a 93-year-old woman living on a farm in Northern England, these unforgettable characters also intersect in shared aspects of their identities, from age to race to sexuality to class. Sparklingly witty and filled with emotion, centering voices we often see othered, and written in an innovative fast-moving form that borrows technique from poetry, Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel that shows a side of Britain we rarely see, one that reminds us of all that connects us to our neighbors, even in times when we are encouraged to be split apart.

This honest, engaging memoir shares such gems . . . the perfect read for anyone who dreams big' The Times and Sunday Times, Books of the YearThe powerful, urgent memoir and manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine EvaristoIn 2019, Bernardine Evaristo became the first black woman to win the Booker Prize since its inception fifty years earlier - a revolutionary landmark for Britain. Her journey was a long one, but she made it, and she made history.Manifesto is her intimate and fearless account of how she did it. From a childhood steeped in racism from neighbours, priests and even some white members of her own family, to discovering the arts through her local youth theatre; from stuffing her belongings into bin bags, always on the move between temporary homes, to exploring many romantic partners both toxic and loving, male and female, and eventually finding her soulmate; from setting up Britain's first theatre company for Black women in the eighties to growing into the trailblazing writer, theatre-maker, teacher, mentor and activist we see today - Bernardine charts her rebellion against the mainstream and her life-long commitment to community and creativity. And, through the prism of her extraordinary experiences, she offers vital insights into the nature of race, class, feminism, sexuality and ageing in modern Britain.

OUT NOW AS A MAJOR BBC TELEVISION DRAMA STARRING LENNIE JAMES A moving and funny novel about an exuberant closeted family man living as himself for the first time in over 60 years from the Booker prize winning author of Girl Woman Other Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy four and leads a double life Born and bred in Antigua he s lived in Hackney since the sixties A flamboyant wise cracking local character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for quoting Shakespeare Barrington is a husband father and grandfather but he is also secretly lovers with his great childhood friend Morris His deeply religious and disappointed wife Carmel thinks he sleeps with other women When their marriage goes into meltdown Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris but after a lifetime of fear and deception will he manage to break away Mr Loverman is a ground breaking exploration of Britain s older Caribbean community which explodes cultural myths and fallacies and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves Transforms our often narrow perceptions of gay men in England Independent Brokeback Mountain with ackee and saltfish and old people Dawn French Heartbreaking yet witty this

Imaginez un chœur polyphonique réunissant douze femmes dont un homme trans, âgées de 19 à 93 ans, presque toutes noires, chantant leur(s) expérience(s) britannique(s) dans une scénographie multiplian

Amma, Dominique, Yazz, Shirley, Carole, Bummi, LaTisha, Megan devenue Morgan, Hattie, Penelope, Winsome, Grace.Il y a dans ce livre plus de femmes noires que Bernardine Evaristo n’en a vu à la télévi

Et si l’Afrique avait conquis le monde ? Et si les maîtres étaient devenus les esclaves ?Née dans une famille d’agriculteurs anglais, enlevée par des trafiquants et revendue en Aphrika, Doris a été r

À soixante-quatorze ans, Barrington Jedidiah Walker est plus que jamais le séducteur que Carmel a connu à Antigua, avant d’émigrer à Londres avec lui. Dandy, noceur, artiste de la conversation, ce ge

Ne jamais abandonner : telle est la devise que n’a cessé de suivre Bernardine Evaristo tout au long de son extraordinaire trajectoire. Née d’un ouvrier nigérian et d’une institutrice anglaise, l’autr

Autora vencedora do International Booker PrizeNatural da ilha de Antígua, Barrington Jedidiah Walker emigrou para o Reino Unido nos anos 1960, onde prosperou financeiramente.Bem cuidado e bem vestido, com citaçes de Shakespeare na ponta da lingua e um observador astuto da condiço humana, Barry e um gentleman das Caraibas que aprecia uma boa pandega. E casado ha 50 anos com Carmel, tem duas filhas e um neto e mantem, em segredo, uma relaço amorosa com Morris de la Roux, seu companheiro e amigo desde os tempos de juventude.Aos 74 anos, enfrenta uma crise existencial, constatando ter chegado o momento de assumir a sua homossexualidade e pedir o porcio. Porem, apos uma vida de medos, perseguiçes e mentiras, a coragem fraqueja dia apos dia e a sua ultima oportunidade para ser feliz parece fugir-lhe das mosMr. Loverman e um romance cheio de ritmo, humor e subverso, no qual a vencedora do Booker Prize, Bernardine Evaristo, lança um novo olhar sobre a sociedade multietnica ocidental, destruindo mitos e falacias culturais e expondo preconceitos ha muito enraizados.A obra-prima de Bernardine Evaristo Huffington PostUm romance revolucionario. Publishers WeeklyBernardine Evaristo e capaz de pegar em qualquer historia de qualquer epoca e transforma-la em algo repleto de vida. Ali Smith

Unas memorias llenas de fuerza y vitalidad de la ganadora del Premio Booker por Niña, mujer, otras En 2019 Bernardine Evaristo se convirtió en la primera mujer negra que ganaba el Booker desde la creacion del galardon cincuenta años atras. Para alcanzarlo, tuvo que recorrer una larga travesia, pero consiguio triunfar y hacer historia.Manifiesto es el relato intimo y valiente que nos hace la autora sobre como lo logro. Desde una infancia ensombrecida por el racismo de vecinos, curas e incluso algunos de sus familiares blancos hasta el descubrimiento del arte a traves del grupo de teatro juvenil de su barrio; desde la epoca en que guardaba sus pertenencias en bolsas de basura, en continua mudanza de un hogar temporal a otro, hasta la exploracion de muchas de sus relaciones romanticas, toxicas y amorosas, con hombres y mujeres, y, al final, el encuentro con su alma gemela; desde que monto la primera compañia de teatro de mujeres negras del pais en la decada de los ochenta hasta su maduracion como la escritora, dramaturga, profesora, mentora y activista que conocemos hoy en dia: Bernardine nos describe su rebelion contra la cultura dominante y su compromiso de toda la vida con la comunidad y la creatividad. A traves del prisma de sus extraordinarias experiencias, nos brinda perlas de sabiduria sobre la raza, las clases, el feminismo, la sexualidad y el hacerse mayor en la Gran Bretaña actual.La historia de la vida de Bernardine Evaristo es un manifiesto en pro del coraje, la integridad, el optimismo, el ingenio y la tenacidad. Es un manifiesto para quienes han estado alguna vez en los margenes, para quienes quieren dejar su huella en la historia. Es un manifiesto para ser imparable.

Um livro inventivo, sofisticado e bem-humorado sobre identidades paralelas, estigmas sociais e o medo de encarar a verdade.Barrington Jedidiah Walker é um homem que chegou longe. Nascido em Antígua, no Caribe, migrou para Londres depois de casar-se com Carmel. Juntos, formaram uma familia e alcançaram um nivel de conforto material que poucos conseguem ter. Inteligente e vaidoso, so usa ternos elegantes e nunca perde a oportunidade de citar Shakespeare em conversas casuais. O que ninguem sabe e que ele leva uma vida dupla: ha decadas mantem um caso extraconjugal com Morris, seu amigo de infancia. Aos 74 anos, Barry finalmente decide divorciar-se de Carmel para viver com seu verdadeiro grande amor mas isso significa colocar em risco tudo o que conquistou."Evaristo amplia o dilema de Barrington ao entrelaçar questes historicas e contemporaneas de raça, imigraço, conflitos geracionais, gentrificaço, rivalidade entre irmos, ascenso e desiluso social e, de forma mais direta, a sexualidade afro-caribenha." The New York Times"Evaristo molda um retrato cheio de nuances de um personagem unico, confrontando as normas sociais com uma voz aguçada e uma humanidade impressionante." Publishers Weekly

Uma sátira eletrizante e comovente sobre o significado do colonialismo, da escravidão e da liberdade."Uma história extremamente inventiva que provoca debates importantes, desafiando percepções fundam

Un mundo en el que los esclavos son los amos y los amos los esclavos.De la ganadora del Booker por Niña, mujer, otras, una brillante sátira sobre la esclavitud.Bienvenidos a un mundo al revés. Un buen dia, Doris esta jugando al escondite con sus hermanas en el prado de detras de su casa, en Inglaterra. De repente, alguien se abalanza sobre ella, le pone un saco en la cabeza, y Doris termina en la bodega de un barco de esclavos que navega hacia el Nuevo Mundo.En esta fantastica e imaginativa vuelta de tuerca a la trata transatlantica de esclavos -en la que los blancos son esclavizados por los negros-, Bernardine Evaristo nos invita a reflexionar con una satira tan asequible y facil de leer como inteligente y perspicaz. Raices rubias nos acerca hasta la incomodidad a los grilletes, los lamentos y demas barbaries del esclavismo, planteando preguntas muy oportunas sobre la sociedad de hoy.

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHERRECIPIENT OF THE WOMENS PRIZE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARDWINNER OF THENESTA FELLOWSHIP AWARD 2003Wildly entertaining, deeply affecting Ali Smith, author of How to be both and AutumnA coming-of-age tale to make the muses themselves roar with laughter and weep for pity -- sassy, razor-sharp and transformative.Londinium, AD 211. Zuleika is a modern girl living in an ancient world. Shes a back-alley firecracker, a scruffy Nubian babe with tangled hair and bare feet - and shes just been married off a fat old Roman. Life as a teenage bride is no joke but Zeeks is a born survivor. She knows this city like the back of her hand: its slave girls and drag queens, its shining villas and rotting slums. She knows how to get by. Until one day she catches the eye of the most powerful man on earth, the Roman Emperor, and her trouble really starts . . .Silver-tongued and merry-eyed, this is a story in song and verse, a joyful mash-up of today and yesterday. Kaleidoscoping distant past and vivid present, The Emperors Babe asks what it means to be a woman and to survive in this thrilling, brutal, breathless world.