James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 75 (1993) Winner
Caryl Phillips
キャリル・フィリップス
Caryl Phillips
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-03-13 （Saint Kitts）
- Nationality
- Kittitian-British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Leeds, England → Edinburgh, Scotland → London, England → Saint Kitts, Caribbean → Amherst, Massachusetts, USA → New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Essayist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1980-2025
- Affiliations
- Amherst College (USA), Barnard College (Columbia University, USA), Yale University (Professor of English, USA)
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature, Royal Society of Arts
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen's College, Oxford | Faculty of English | English | BA | 1976–1979 | United Kingdom |
The Queen's College, Oxford
Faculty of English
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1976–1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Martin Luther King Memorial Prize | The European Tribe | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | フェローシップ |
| 1994 | Lannan Literary Award | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1994 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Crossing the River | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Booker Prize | Crossing the River | — | — | 最終候補（ショートリスト） |
| 2004 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | Crossing the River | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | A Distant Shore | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | PEN/Beyond Margins Award | Dancing in the Dark | — | PEN America | 受賞（出典に注記あり） |
| 2000 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 選出（フェロー） |
| 2011 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | — | — | Royal Society of Arts | 選出（フェロー） |
| 2006 | Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford | — | — | The Queen's College, Oxford | 名誉フェロー |
| 2012 | Best of the James Tait Black (shortlist) | Crossing the River | — | — | ショートリスト |
Martin Luther King Memorial Prize
1987
Work:
The European Tribe
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1993
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
Lannan Literary Award
1994
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1994
Work:
Crossing the River
Result:
受賞
Booker Prize
1993
Work:
Crossing the River
Result:
最終候補（ショートリスト）
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2004
Work:
Crossing the River
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2006
Work:
A Distant Shore
Result:
受賞
PEN/Beyond Margins Award
2006
Work:
Dancing in the Dark
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞（出典に注記あり）
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2000
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出（フェロー）
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
2011
Organization:
Royal Society of Arts
Result:
選出（フェロー）
Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford
2006
Organization:
The Queen's College, Oxford
Result:
名誉フェロー
Best of the James Tait Black (shortlist)
2012
Work:
Crossing the River
Result:
ショートリスト
Awards & Nominations
Lannan Literary Awards
5 appearances
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2004) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Final Passage
1985 Novel 224 pagesA debut novel inspired by Phillips's visit to Saint Kitts, exploring migration and belonging as a family moves to England.
MigrationBelongingFamily
Crossing the River
1993 Novel (episodic structure) 272 pagesAn episodic novel that traverses perspectives and times to examine slavery and the African diaspora; one of Phillips's best-known works.
SlaveryMemoryDiasporaIdentity
Dancing in the Dark
2005 Novel 304 pagesA novel addressing race and migration in contemporary Britain; it received recognition from PEN-related awards.
MigrationRaceContemporary society
A Distant Shore
2003 Novel 256 pagesA novel that explores immigration and isolation, focusing on acceptance and alienation in Britain.
IsolationAcceptanceImmigrant experience
The Lost Child
2015 Novel 320 pagesSet in postwar Britain, this novel intertwines past and memory, thematically centered on origins and belonging.
MemoryHistoryBelonging
Another Man in the Street
2025 NovelPublished in 2025; see contemporary reviews for detailed descriptions.
Bibliography
- The Final Passage (1985)
- A State of Independence (1986)
- Higher Ground (1989)
- Cambridge (1991)
- Crossing the River (1993)
- A Distant Shore (2003)
- Dancing in the Dark (2005)
- The Lost Child (2015)
- A View of the Empire at Sunset (2018)
- Another Man in the Street (2025)
- Essay collections: The European Tribe, The Atlantic Sound, A New World Order, Colour Me English
- Plays: Strange Fruit, The Shelter, Playing Away, etc.
Adaptations
- Radio adaptations for BBC (e.g. A Kind of Home – James Baldwin in Paris)
- Radio works: Hotel Cristobel; A Long Way from Home
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Black Atlantic perspective and historical imaginationFragmentary, mosaic narrative structuresNarration that integrates social and political concerns
- Recurring Motifs
- Migration and diasporaMemory and forgettingBelonging and exclusionSea / voyages
Legacy
Phillips is a major writer exploring the experiences of the African diaspora, with multiple awards and significant academic and public influence. His novels, essays and plays address memory, migration and identity.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
- Royal Society of Arts
Archives
- Caryl Phillips Papers, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Quotes
-
"Reading is an act of empathy"
Source: Financial Times interview (2025) (2025)
Trivia
- He is an avid supporter of Leeds United and watches every game according to interviews.
- In 1995 he became the youngest tenured professor of English in the United States at Amherst College.
- Crossing the River was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won awards including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.