Bernardine Evaristo, The Emperor's Babe

Conna Ray (The Nottingham Trent University)

Ed. by Jenni Ramone, The Nottingham Trent University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

First circulation or publication Jan 2001

Places

United Kingdom (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Novel
Poetry (any)

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Bernardine Evaristo is a British writer who was born in South East London in 1959. She has produced eight full length books and has been the recipient of multiple literary awards. The daughter of a Nigerian man and an English woman, her plural heritage has been a valuable resource which has influenced her literary career. Much of her fictional work is concerned with exploring themes of race, un/belonging, and the African diaspora in Britain, and what it means for the individuals who occupy this hybrid, liminal position. Her second novel,

The Emperor’s Babe: A Novel

(TEB), was first published in 2001 (British Council, 2015). This “novel-in-verse” which “began life as a few poems that grew” (Collins, 2008, p. 1199) has been described by Sofia Munoz-Valdivieso as “a comic…

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Citation: Ray, Conna. "The Emperor's Babe". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 14 January 2016 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35669, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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