Knowra Bernardine Evaristo Bernardine Evaristo Bernardine Evaristo is a British novelist, poet, playwright, and academic whose writing explores Black British life, history, gender, and identity. Her novel Girl, Woman, Other shared the 2019 Booker Prize.
Girl, Woman, Other : A 2019 novel by Bernardine Evaristo following twelve interconnected Black British women across generations and social backgrounds. Its linked stories and polyphonic form make it Evaristo’s most widely recognized work.
Black British literature : Writing by Black authors in Britain, encompassing varied histories, genres, languages, and cultural identities. Evaristo’s career is a prominent part of this diverse literary tradition.
Black Theatre Co-operative : A British theatre company founded in 1978 to create work about Black experiences and employ Black performers. Evaristo helped establish the company, an early expression of her commitment to Black-led arts.
2019 Booker Prize : The Booker Prize awarded jointly to Bernardine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other and Margaret Atwood for The Testaments . Evaristo became the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize.
Mr Loverman : A 2013 novel by Bernardine Evaristo about a Caribbean-born British man confronting his sexuality late in life. Its comic portrait of an older gay protagonist broadens Evaristo’s range of perspectives.
Verse novel : A long-form narrative written in verse rather than prose. Several early Evaristo novels use verse to combine narrative momentum with poetic compression.
Goldsmiths, University of London : A public research university in London known for teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Evaristo studied there and later held an academic post in creative writing.
Margaret Atwood : A Canadian novelist, poet, and essayist whose works include The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments . The joint 2019 Booker award paired Evaristo’s novel with Atwood’s.
The Emperor's Babe : A verse novel by Bernardine Evaristo about a Black Roman teenager in second-century Londinium. It reimagines Roman Britain through a Black heroine and contemporary poetic language.
Black British history : The history of Black people in Britain, including migration, settlement, community formation, and political struggle. Her fiction often challenges the idea that Black presence in Britain is recent.
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