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Dancing In The Dark
Caryl Phillips
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'Bert Williams is the funniest man I ever saw, and the saddest man I ever knew.' W. C. Fields Born in the Bahamas in 1874 and brought up there and in Los Angeles Bert Williams was disappointed early in life when his attempt to enter Stanford University was thwarted by his family's poverty. His early forays into the West Coast entertainment business saw him fare no better. After a time playing African 'savages' in white companies with his friend and theatrical partner-to-be George Walker, they made the agonising decision to 'play the coon'. Off-stage, Williams was a tall, light-skinned man ... Read more
'Bert Williams is the funniest man I ever saw, and the saddest man I ever knew.' W. C. Fields Born in the Bahamas in 1874 and brought up there and in Los Angeles Bert Williams was disappointed early in life when his attempt to enter Stanford University was thwarted by his family's poverty. His early forays into the West Coast entertainment business saw him fare no better. After a time playing African 'savages' in white companies with his friend and theatrical partner-to-be George Walker, they made the agonising decision to 'play the coon'. Off-stage, Williams was a tall, light-skinned man ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Secker
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lodnon, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780436205835
SKU
KEX0200871
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Caryl Phillips
Caryl Phillips was born in St Kitts and now lives in London and New York. He has written for television, radio, theatre and cinema and is the author of three works of non-fiction and seven novels. Crossing the River was shortlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize and he has won the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenhelm Fellowship and ... Read more
Reviews for Dancing In The Dark
"'It is a lovely novel, psychologically astute and rich in period detail, and the best thing Caryl Phillips has written.'"
Max Davidson Sunday Telegraph
Max Davidson Sunday Telegraph