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Oct 09, 2001 | ISBN 9780375701030 Buy
Feb 25, 2009 | ISBN 9780307481740 Buy
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Oct 09, 2001 | ISBN 9780375701030
Feb 25, 2009 | ISBN 9780307481740
In this fascinating inquiry into the African Diaspora, Caryl Phillips embarks on a soul-wrenching journey to the three major ports of the transatlantic slave trade. Juxtaposing stories of the past with his own present-day experiences, Phillips combines his remarkable skills as a travel essayist with an astute understanding of history. From an West African businessman’s interactions with white Methodists in nineteenth-century Liverpool to an eighteenth-century African minister’s complicity in the selling of slaves to a fearless white judge’s crusade for racial justice in 1940s Charleston, South Carolina, Phillips reveals the global the impact of being uprooted from one’s home through resonant, powerful narratives.
Caryl Phillips was born in St. Kitts, West Indies, and brought up in England. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. His novel Dancing in the Dark won the 2006 PEN/Beyond Margins Award, and an earlier… More about Caryl Phillips
"A lyrical survey that…elicit[s] and illuminat[es] the patterns and prejudices of race."—The New York Times Book Review"Impressive, poignant…. A travel book crafted with the touch of a skilled novelist."—Time Out New York"A trenchant…book that sounds the depth of slavery’s legacy."—San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle
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