Bernardine Evaristo is an award-winning author whose work ranges from fiction, verse fiction, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, literary criticism, journalism, and radio and theatre drama. In 2019, she won the Booker Prize with her novel Girl, Woman, Other, becoming the first black woman and black British person to receive the prestigious award. Her writing is focused particularly on the African diaspora. She is currently serving as President of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL), the second woman and first writer of colour to hold the position since the RSL was founded in 1820.
Bernardine Evaristo

Featured book by Bernardine Evaristo
Girl, Woman, Other
‘A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood. This is an impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves. With a dazzling rhythm, Evaristo takes us on a journey of intergenerational stories, moving through different spaces and heritages: African, Caribbean, European. Her 12 main characters manifest the highs and lows of our social life. They are artists, bankers, teachers, cleaners, housewives, and are at various stages of womanhood, from adolescence to old age. Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humour. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away from its momentum. The language wraps the reader by force, with the quality of oral traditions and poetry. This is a novel that deserves to be read aloud and to be performed and celebrated in all kinds of media.’ The Booker Judges’ Comments
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