Bernardine Evaristo

Amma är en radikal pjäsförfattare som i medelåldern ser sin karriär ta fart. Nu ska hon sätta upp en pjäs på National Theatre, ett genombrott som förunnats få svarta dramatiker. I publiken sitter gamla vänner och partners, var och en med sin egen historia, och med olika erfarenheter av att leva som svart i England. Flicka, kvinna, annan är en kollektivroman där tolv öden interfolieras. Tillsammans skapar rösterna ett modernt körverk som tagit världen med storm.” En imponerande, stark roman om svarta familjer i Storbritannien, om deras kamp, smärta, skratt, längtan och kärlek. Stilen är passionerad, rakbladsvass, full av energi och humor.” Juryn för Booker Priset.” Flicka, kvinna, annan förändrade mitt sätt att tänka” – Tom Stoppard TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Jente, kvinne, annet er tolv personlige historier fortalt gjennom blikket til tolv ulike kvinner. Alle søker de etter noe – en felles fortid, en meningsfylt framtid, noen å elske. Forståelse fra en mor, anerkjennelse fra en far. Et sted å høre til. Eller kanskje bare et glimt av håp. Med varme, humor og tempo lar Bernardine Evaristo hver enkelt stemme tre fram på sin unike måte, og skaper en fortelling om identitet, feminisme, tilhørighet, rase og klassekamp. Dette er historien om England slik du aldri har lest den før. Jente, kvinne, annet vant en hel rekke priser da den utkom i 2019, og lå i månedsvis på bestselgerlistene i Storbritannia, i tillegg til å være en av Barack Obamas anbefalte bøker. «God, universell og viktig.» Nancy Øvrehus, Stavanger Aftenblad«Et overveldende kaleidoskopisk kunstverk. Jente, kvinne, annet er en uvanlig livsbejaende og vellykket protestroman.» Frode Johansen Riopelle, Morgenbladet «Teksten sitrer av intensitet. Setningene strømmer frem uten stor bokstav eller punktum, så leseren blir dratt med i en kaskade av levde liv.» Anne Cathrine Straume, NRK«Lysende og morsom «woke»-roman.» Kenneth Moe, Aftenposten «... jeg hyller den utopiske visjonen, og det er nettopp i spennet mellom de ulike holdningene at det blir rom for nyanser og ambivalens.» Hedda Robertsen, Klassekampen«Enestående flettverksroman.» Hilde Slåtto, Vårt Land «Den kaleidoskopiske framstillinga er full av kraft og overskot.» Hilde Vesaas, Dag og Tid«En must-read om dagens Storbritannia og det å være kvinne … En imponerende, rasende roman om livene til britiske svarte familier … stilen hennes er engasjert, knivskarp, sydende av energi og humor.» Bookerpris-dommerne«En symfoni av svarte kvinners stemmer som tar pusten fra deg ... en hyllest til livet.» Washington Post «Bernardine Evaristo er en av de forfatteren som burde leses av alle, overalt.» Elif Shafak«En flerstemt kjærlighetssang til svart kvinnefellesskap i vår tids Storbritannia.» Elle«Bernardine Evaristo kan fortelle en hvilken som helst historie fra hvilken som helst tid på en måte som pulserer med liv.» Ali Smith «Jente, kvinne, annet fikk meg til å endre måten jeg tenker på.» Tom Stoppard, Times Literary Supplement «Hvis du vil forstå dagens Storbritannia, er dette forfatteren du bør lese.» New Statesman«Eksepsjonell.» Stylist«Gnistrende, nyskapende.» Sunday Times«Sexy, hardtslående og forfriskende.» Independent on SundayVinneren av Bookerprisen 2019Blant Barack Obamas favorittbøker 2019Roxane Gays favorittbok 2019Årets forfatter og Årets bok, British Book Awards 2020Vinner av Indie Book Award for Fiction 2020 (UK)Kortlistet til Women’s Prize for Fiction, The Gordon Burn Prize, Publishing Triangle Awards, The Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award, The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction og Visionary Honours AwardsLanglistet til The Australian Book Industry AwardsÅrets bok, Amazon

Roman vidomoji britanskoji pismennitsi Bernardin Evaristo javljaje soboju 12 istorij riznikh zhinok, zdebilshogo chornoshkirikh anglijok. Ne pojednani zagalnim sjuzhetom, tsi istoriji, jak i zhittjevi dorogi gerojin, tonko j vigadlivo perepleteni. Rezhiserka i vchitelka, bankirka i pribiralnitsja, fermerka i nebinarna osoba zi svitu sotsmedia - vsi voni pragnut svogo i spodivajutsja znajti vidpovidi na pitannja, khto voni i zvidki, chogo varti i kudi jti dali. "Divchina, zhinka, inaksha" zvuchit bagatma golosami, jaki zlivajutsja v chudovij khor. I khor tsej vikonuje gimn samomu zhittju.

Tate Britain: Look Again: the National Collection of British Art reimagined for today. Feminism is a powerful new interpretation of British art from an intersectional feminist perspective, from one of Britain’s greatest writers. ‘Art museums have long drawn me into their spaces. The infinite possibilities of the language of art opens me up to methods of communication quite unlike my own. I am fascinated by the most interesting and adventurous artists, who are surely among the most innovative thinkers on the planet. I am in awe of their talent and endless inventiveness, and my imagination is nourished by theirs. I am challenged to think differently about how we might understand, recreate, reshape, re-imagine life itself – animate, inanimate, spirit. My senses are stimulated, my emotions stirred, my brain whirrs away in the background and I feel very much alive. When I was invited to write this book, my first time writing about art, I immediately knew that I would turn my attention on women and womxn (to include non-binary people) of colour in British art because, similar to the story throughout the arts, either as creator or curator, we haven’t been very visible. This book is personal – about the art I’ve seen, and the art I’ve loved – and my interpretation of the art in the national collection and beyond, from an intersectional feminist perspective.’

Amma är en radikal pjäsförfattare som i medelåldern ser sin karriär ta fart. Nu ska hon sätta upp en pjäs på National Theatre, ett genombrott som förunnats få svarta dramatiker. I publiken sitter gamla vänner och partners, var och en med sin egen historia, och med olika erfarenheter av att leva som svart i England. Flicka, kvinna, annan är en kollektivroman där tolv öden interfolieras. Tillsammans skapar rösterna ett modernt körverk som tagit världen med storm.” En imponerande, stark roman om svarta familjer i Storbritannien, om deras kamp, smärta, skratt, längtan och kärlek. Stilen är passionerad, rakbladsvass, full av energi och humor.” Juryn för Booker Priset.” Flicka, kvinna, annan förändrade mitt sätt att tänka” – Tom Stoppard TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Identity, diversity, inclusivity: the essential values of Maison Valentino and creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. This book is founded on, as the choral work of three artists: Pierpaolo Piccioli, Liz Johnson Artur and Bernardine Evaristo. Three different visions in a unique moment: the Valentino Collezione Milano fashion show, which took place in Milan at the Fonderia Macchi on September 27, 2020. A time of great changes, a time when COVID dictated its rules, but that did not persuade art. We are storming towards your future and you cannot stop us, writes Bernardine Evaristo. Pierpaolo Piccioli chose Turner Prize-winning photographer Liz Johnson Artur to interpret Valentino Collezione Milano and the show through her lens. He wanted Liz's eyes to convey his values: no fuss, no frills, just women and men wearing his collection walking toward the light. A passionate intention that brings fashion at the center of the narration. Liz's photography is enlightened by the words conceived by Evaristo. You no longer see the dress, you see decisive characters wanting to take a radical step forward, to their new beginnings.

PIGE, KVINDE, ANDET vandt Booker-prisen i 2019 og er kåret til årets bog i England i 2020. Det er en stor, forgrenet fortælling om moderne kvindeliv: rørende, politisk, menneskelig – og umulig at slippe. PIGE, KVINDE, ANDET følger tolv vidt forskellige, men indbyrdes forbundne karakterer og deres liv i England. Dramatikeren Amma har endelig fået en forestilling sat op på The National Theatre efter i årtier at have været dømt ude som værende en marginal sort, lesbisk kunstner. Hendes veninde Shirley er nedslidt efter et halvt liv som lærer i skolesystemet. Shirleys tidligere elev Carole vil intet andet end at blende ind i bankverdenen. Ammas datter, Yazz, drømmer om at blive journalist, for hun har meget at sige, og verden trænger til at høre det – ikke mindst hendes selvoptagede forældre. PIGE, KVINDE, ANDET skildrer en række uforglemmelige karakterer, som spænder vidt i alder, seksualitet og social status. Alle søger de efter noget – en fælles fortid, en meningsfuld fremtid, nogen at elske. Forståelse fra en mor. Anerkendelse fra en far. Et sted at høre til. Eller måske bare et lille glimt af håb. Bernardine Evaristo har skrevet en varm, vigtig og til tider ustyrligt morsom roman og en fortælling om køn, race og klasse, hvis lige ikke er set før.

Jente, kvinne, annet er tolv personlige historier fortalt gjennom blikket til tolv ulike kvinner. Alle søker de etter noe – en felles fortid, en meningsfylt framtid, noen å elske. Forståelse fra en mor, anerkjennelse fra en far. Et sted å høre til. Eller kanskje bare et glimt av håp. Med varme, humor og tempo lar Bernardine Evaristo hver enkelt stemme tre fram på sin unike måte, og skaper en fortelling om identitet, feminisme, tilhørighet, rase og klassekamp. Dette er historien om England slik du aldri har lest den før. Jente, kvinne, annet vant en hel rekke priser da den utkom i 2019, og lå i månedsvis på bestselgerlistene i Storbritannia, i tillegg til å være en av Barack Obamas anbefalte bøker. «God, universell og viktig.» Nancy Øvrehus, Stavanger Aftenblad«Et overveldende kaleidoskopisk kunstverk. Jente, kvinne, annet er en uvanlig livsbejaende og vellykket protestroman.» Frode Johansen Riopelle, Morgenbladet «Teksten sitrer av intensitet. Setningene strømmer frem uten stor bokstav eller punktum, så leseren blir dratt med i en kaskade av levde liv.» Anne Cathrine Straume, NRK«Lysende og morsom «woke»-roman.» Kenneth Moe, Aftenposten «... jeg hyller den utopiske visjonen, og det er nettopp i spennet mellom de ulike holdningene at det blir rom for nyanser og ambivalens.» Hedda Robertsen, Klassekampen«Enestående flettverksroman.» Hilde Slåtto, Vårt Land «Den kaleidoskopiske framstillinga er full av kraft og overskot.» Hilde Vesaas, Dag og Tid«En must-read om dagens Storbritannia og det å være kvinne … En imponerende, rasende roman om livene til britiske svarte familier … stilen hennes er engasjert, knivskarp, sydende av energi og humor.» Bookerpris-dommerne«En symfoni av svarte kvinners stemmer som tar pusten fra deg ... en hyllest til livet.» Washington Post «Bernardine Evaristo er en av de forfatteren som burde leses av alle, overalt.» Elif Shafak«En flerstemt kjærlighetssang til svart kvinnefellesskap i vår tids Storbritannia.» Elle«Bernardine Evaristo kan fortelle en hvilken som helst historie fra hvilken som helst tid på en måte som pulserer med liv.» Ali Smith «Jente, kvinne, annet fikk meg til å endre måten jeg tenker på.» Tom Stoppard, Times Literary Supplement «Hvis du vil forstå dagens Storbritannia, er dette forfatteren du bør lese.» New Statesman«Eksepsjonell.» Stylist«Gnistrende, nyskapende.» Sunday Times«Sexy, hardtslående og forfriskende.» Independent on SundayVinneren av Bookerprisen 2019Blant Barack Obamas favorittbøker 2019Roxane Gays favorittbok 2019Årets forfatter og Årets bok, British Book Awards 2020Vinner av Indie Book Award for Fiction 2020 (UK)Kortlistet til Women’s Prize for Fiction, The Gordon Burn Prize, Publishing Triangle Awards, The Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award, The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction og Visionary Honours AwardsLanglistet til The Australian Book Industry AwardsÅrets bok, Amazon

V romane zvuchit polifonija golosov dvenadtsati ochen raznykh chernokozhikh britanok, chi zhizni okazyvajutsja blizhe, chem mozhno bylo by predpolozhit. Ikh istorii perepletajutsja skvoz gody, pered vzorom chitatelja prokhodit chereda ikh druzej, ljubovnikov i rodnykh. Eti istorii delajut zametnymi i vazhnymi zhizni ljudej, o kotorykh my privykli ne dumat.

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHERRECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD 'Wildly entertaining, deeply affecting' Ali SmithLondinium, AD 211. Zuleika is a modern girl living in an ancient world. She's a back-alley firecracker, a scruffy Nubian babe with tangled hair and bare feet - and she's just been married off a fat old Roman. Life as a teenage bride is no joke but Zeeks is a born survivor. She knows this city like the back of her hand: its slave girls and drag queens, its shining villas and rotting slums. She knows how to get by. Until one day she catches the eye of the most powerful man on earth, the Roman Emperor, and her trouble really starts... Silver-tongued and merry-eyed, this is a story in song and verse, a joyful mash-up of today and yesterday. Kaleidoscoping distant past and vivid present, The Emperor's Babe asks what it means to be a woman and to survive in this thrilling, brutal, breathless world.

Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood 'Astonishing. How she can speak through twelve different people and give them each such distinct and vibrant voices? I loved it. So much' Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie 'Didn't think I could love a Bernardine Evaristo novel more than The Emperor's Babe but with Girl, Woman, Other she might just have outdone herself' Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People 'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali Smith, author of How to be both 'Witty, exhilarating and wise... Once again, Bernardine Evaristo reminds us she is one of Britain's best writers' Nikesh Shukla 'Exceptional. Ambitious, flowing and all-encompassing, an offbeat narrative that'll leave your mind in an invigorated whirl... You have to order it right now' Stylist 'At turns funny and sad, tender and true, this book deserves to win awards' Red Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years. Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE"A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humor. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away from its momentum."--Booker Prize JudgesBernardine Evaristo is the winner of the 2019 Booker Prize and the first black woman to receive this highest literary honor in the English language. Girl, Woman, Other is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of Black British women that paints a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and looks back to the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. The twelve central characters of this multi-voiced novel lead vastly different lives: Amma is a newly acclaimed playwright whose work often explores her Black lesbian identity; her old friend Shirley is a teacher, jaded after decades of work in London's funding-deprived schools; Carole, one of Shirley's former students, is a successful investment banker; Carole's mother Bummi works as a cleaner and worries about her daughter's lack of rootedness despite her obvious achievements. From a nonbinary social media influencer to a 93-year-old woman living on a farm in Northern England, these unforgettable characters also intersect in shared aspects of their identities, from age to race to sexuality to class. Sparklingly witty and filled with emotion, centering voices we often see othered, and written in an innovative fast-moving form that borrows technique from poetry, Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel that shows a side of Britain we rarely see, one that reminds us of all that connects us to our neighbors, even in times when we are encouraged to be split apart.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE"A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humor. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away from its momentum."--Booker Prize JudgesBernardine Evaristo is the winner of the 2019 Booker Prize and the first black woman to receive this highest literary honor in the English language. Girl, Woman, Other is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of Black British women that paints a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and looks back to the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. The twelve central characters of this multi-voiced novel lead vastly different lives: Amma is a newly acclaimed playwright whose work often explores her Black lesbian identity; her old friend Shirley is a teacher, jaded after decades of work in London's funding-deprived schools; Carole, one of Shirley's former students, is a successful investment banker; Carole's mother Bummi works as a cleaner and worries about her daughter's lack of rootedness despite her obvious achievements. From a nonbinary social media influencer to a 93-year-old woman living on a farm in Northern England, these unforgettable characters also intersect in shared aspects of their identities, from age to race to sexuality to class. Sparklingly witty and filled with emotion, centering voices we often see othered, and written in an innovative fast-moving form that borrows technique from poetry, Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel that shows a side of Britain we rarely see, one that reminds us of all that connects us to our neighbors, even in times when we are encouraged to be split apart.

With nationalism and the far right on the rise across Europe and North America, there has never been a more important moment to face up to what we, in Britain, are doing to those who seek sanctuary. Still the UK detains people indefinitely under immigration rules. Bail hearings go unrecorded, people are picked up without notice, individuals feel abandoned in detention centres with no way of knowing when they will be released. In Refugee Tales III we read the stories of people who have been through this process, many of whom have yet to see their cases resolved and who live in fear that at any moment they might be detained again. Poets, novelists and writers have once again collaborated with people who have experienced detention, their tales appearing alongside first-hand accounts by people who themselves have been detained. What we hear in these stories are the realities of the hostile environment, the human costs of a system that disregards rights, that denies freedoms and suspends lives.

'Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.' Zelda FitzgeraldLove is not a singular concept. In this collection, seven award-winning authors explore seven concepts of love: from Philautia, self-love, to Agape, love for humanity; and from Storge, a natural affection for family, to Mania, a frenzied, obsessive love. Seven authors; seven short stories; seven flashes of love. This paperback edition of How Much the Heart Can Hold includes the winning short story from the SceptreLoves short story Prize.

French Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney since the sixties. Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly homosexual, lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.