Bernardine Evaristo on writing Britain’s Black histories

Update: 2017-08-25

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In conversation with Dr Zoe Norridge and Marsha Hutchinson, Bernardine Evaristo reads from and discusses her remarkable verse novel, The Emperor’s Babe (2001), which tells the story of a African girl growing up in Roman London in 211 AD.

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Bernardine Evaristo on writing Britain’s Black histories

Bernardine Evaristo, Zoe Norridge, Marsha Hutchinson

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Bernardine Evaristo on writing Britain’s Black histories

Bernardine Evaristo, Zoe Norridge, Marsha Hutchinson

Bernardine Evaristo on writing Britain’s Black histories