Bernard and the Cloth Monkey - A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo
Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
Auflage | 2021 |
Seiten | 224 |
Format | 12,9 x 1,4 x 19,8 cm |
B-format paperback | |
Gewicht | 159 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Black Britain: Writing Back 3 |
EAN | 9780241482681 |
Bestell-Nr | 24148268EA |
WINNER OF THE SAGA PRIZE 1997: a literary award for trailblazing new Black British novelists
'A quietly outstanding work of fiction . . . an exemplary novel' Bernardine Evaristo
A shattering portrayal of family, guilt and unshakable bonds as a family's deepest secrets explosively unravel
When Anita finally returns home to London after a long absence, everything has changed.
Her father is dead, her mother is away, and she and her sister Beth are alone together for the first time in years.
They share a house. They share a family. They share a past.
Tentatively, they reach out to one another for connection, but the house echoes with words unspoken.
Dazzling and heart-breaking, Bernard and the Cloth Monkey is a searing portrait of family, a rebellion against silence and a testament to the human capacity for survival.
Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celeb rates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
Rezension:
Bernard and the Cloth Monkey is the story of navigating adulthood with the weight of a marred and difficult childhood still straining familiar relationships . . . An important contribution to the literary landscape Bad Form