Foreigners Three English Lives by Phillips, Caryl ( Author ) ON Sep-04-2008, Paperback Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Foreigners Three English Lives by Phillips, Caryl ( Author ) ON Sep-04-2008, Paperback Book

Francis Barber, 'given' to the great eighteenth-century writer Samuel Johnson, afforded an unusual depth of freedom, which, after Johnson's death, would help hasten his wretched demise...Randolph Turpin, Britain's first black world champion boxer, who made history in 1951 by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson, and who ended his life in debt and despair...David Oluwale, a Nigerian stowaway who arrived in Leeds in 1949, the events of whose life and death would question the reality of English justice, and serve as a wake-up call for the entire nation. Each of these men's stories is told in a different, perfectly realized voice. Each illuminates the complexity and drama that lie behind the tragedy of their lives. And each explores the themes at the heart of Caryl Phillips' work - belonging, identity, and race.Read More

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    Presents the stories of Francis Barber 'given' to the great eighteenth-century writer Samuel Johnson; Randolph Turpin Britain's first black world champion boxer; and David Oluwale a Nigerian stowaway who arrived in Leeds in 1949 the events of whose life called into question the reality of English justice.

  • 009948885X
  • 9780099488859
  • Phillips, Caryl
  • 4 September 2008
  • Vintage
  • Paperback (Book)
  • Book
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