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Phillips, Caryl

LC control no.n 84145711
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR9275.S263
Personal name headingPhillips, Caryl
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Other standard no.Q2940723
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Associated countrySaint Kitts and Nevis Great Britain England
Associated placeNew Haven (Conn.)
LocatedEngland
Birth date1958-03-15
Place of birthSaint Kitts
AffiliationYale University
Profession or occupationEnglish teachers College teachers
University and college faculty members
Authors
Writers
Found inHis The final passage, 1985: CIP t.p. (Caryl Phillips)
His A state of independence, 1986: t.p. (Caryl Phillips) jkt. (b. 1958)
Rough crossings, 2007: t.p. (Caryl Phillips) prelim. (b. in St. Kitts)
Wikipedia, July 18, 2014 (Caryl Phillips; b. 3/15/1958 in St Kitts; raised in England; educated at Queen's College, Oxford Univ.; he has written for television, radio, theatre and cinema; the author of two works of non-fiction, six novels, four plays; his best known novel, Crossing the River, was shortlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize and he has won the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the James Tate Black Memorial Prize, as well as being named the Sunday Times Writer of the Year 1992 and one of the Best of Young British Writers 1993; 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)
Associated languageeng