Caryl Phillips

Shusaku Endo (1923-1996), widely considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, is known for his historical novels, which masterfully probe the encounters between the cultures and religions of East and West from a Japanese Catholic perspective.

Caryl Phillips, who pits himself against any kind of received wisdom” (London Review of Books), gives us a hypnotic, heartbreaking novel lit by the bright and changing lights of 1960s London.

In this ambitious novel, Phillips creates a dazzling kaleidoscope of historical fiction, one that illuminates the dark legacy of Europe’s obsession with race and blood....

Dorothy and Solomon live in a new housing estate on the outskirts of an English village....

Dancing in the Dark brilliantly re-creates the life of Bert Williams, the first Black entertainer to achieve stardom in America....

Caryl Phillips' A View of the Empire at Sunset is the sweeping story of the life of the woman who became known to the world as Jean Rhys....

In the Falling Snow revolves around Keith, born in England to West Indian parents and raised—for the most part—by his white stepmother....

Award-winning author Caryl Phillips shares the stories of three foreigners - displaced black men struggling to find a place in a white world....

A sweeping story of orphans and outcasts, haunted by the past and fighting to liberate themselves....

In the early Sixties, Victor ‘Lucky’ Johnson arrives in London from St Kitts, with dreams of becoming a journalist. Lucky soon finds work first at an Irish pub in Notting Hill – then as a rent collector for an unscrupulous slum landlord Peter Feldman.