In 1976, Phillips won a place at Queen's College, Oxford University, where he read English, graduating in 1979. When he was four months old, his family moved to England and settled in Leeds, Yorkshire. Kitts to Malcolm and Lillian Phillips on 13 March 1958. As well as writing, Phillips has worked as an academic at numerous institutions including Amherst College, Barnard College, and Yale University, where he has held the position of Professor of English since 2005. Best known for his novels (for which he has won multiple awards), 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. The Final Passage (1985), Crossing the River (1993), Dancing in the Dark (2005)Ĭommonwealth Writers' Prize (2003, 2006) James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1994)Ĭaryl Phillips (born 13 March 1958) is a Kittitian-British novelist, playwright and essayist.
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