Caryl Phillips
Novelist, Author
1958 –
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Who is Caryl Phillips?
Caryl Phillips is a Kittitian-British novelist, playwright and essayist. Best known for his novels, Phillips is often described as a Black Atlantic writer, since much of his fictional output is defined by its interest in, and searching exploration of, the experiences of peoples of the African diaspora in England, the Caribbean and the United States. As well as writing, Phillips has worked as an academic at numerous institutions including Amherst College, Barnard College and, most recently, Yale University where he has held the position of Professor of English since 2005.
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1958
Saint Kitts - Parents
- Ethnicity
- British people
- Nationality
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Profession
- Education
- B.A. (Honours), University of Oxford
( - 1979) - Doctor of Letters, University of Edinburgh
( - 2012)
- B.A. (Honours), University of Oxford
- Lived in
- Leeds
- New Haven
(2005 - ) - New York
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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