The Emperor's Babe

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The Emperor's Babe
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First edition (UK)
Author Bernardine Evaristo
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Hamish Hamilton/Penguin (UK), Penguin (USA)
Publication date
January 2001 (UK), April 2002 (USA)
Media typeBook (Hardback/Paperback)
ISBN 978-0140297812
Followed byLara 

The Emperor's Babe is a verse novel written by British author Bernardine Evaristo. Published by Penguin in 2001, [1] it is Evaristo's second work of fiction. Based in London around 1800 years ago, it follows the story of black Nubian teenage girl, Zuleika, who comes of age in the Roman period. The Emperor's Babe won the Arts Council Writers Award in 2000, a NESTA [2] Fellowship Award in 2003 and was chosen by The Times as one of the 100 Best Books of the Decade in 2010. [3] In 2013, it was also adapted into a BBC Radio 4 play. [4]

Contents

Reception

Reviews

The Bookseller described The Emperor's Babe as "something completely different: a fresh and original historical novel, narrated in verse". The Guardian also praised the form of the verse-novel and called it "adventurous, compelling and utterly original. You won’t read another book like it this year." [5]

Honours and awards

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References

  1. Evaristo, Bernardine (25 April 2002). The Emperor's Babe. Penguin. ISBN   9780241989845 . Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "The Nesta Story". NESTA website. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "The 100 Best Books of the Decade". The Times. 14 November 2009. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "BBC - Afternoon Drama: The Emperor's Babe - Media Centre". The BBC website. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. Hunter, Jo (31 March 2002). "Books — Paperbacks". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2019.