{"product_id":"color-me-english-reflections-on-migration-and-belonging-9781595588357","title":"Color Me English: Reflections on Migration and Belonging","description":"An \"arresting . . . bracing and affecting volume\" \u003ci\u003e(Booklist)\u003c\/i\u003e that \"brims with curiosity and cosmopolitanism\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eColor Me English\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best books of 2011 by Blake Morrison. This compilation of essays from award-winning author Caryl Phillps is \"a polymorphous delight that always retains at its core the notion of identity: how it is constructed, how it is thrust upon us, how we can change it\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bold reflection on race and culture across national boundaries, \u003ci\u003eColor Me English\u003c\/i\u003e includes touching stories from Phillips's childhood in England; his years living and teaching in the United States during the turbulent times of 9\/11; and his travels across Europe and Africa, where he engages with legendary writers James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Chinua Achebe, and Ha Jin. Featured on radio programs including \u003ci\u003eThe Leonard Lopate Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Diane Rehm Show\u003c\/i\u003e and covered in \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColor Me English\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning collection from Phillips, who \"writes wonderfully crafted, deeply meditative treatises . . .  that are] always interesting and informative\" (\u003ci\u003eQuarterly Black Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. His novel \u003ci\u003eA Distant Shore\u003c\/i\u003e won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and his other awards include the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Phillips was recently named a 2011 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901712797970,"sku":"9781595588357","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b51e679-e21e-4d20-9b7e-488da30a4ac0.jpg?v=1738436555","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/color-me-english-reflections-on-migration-and-belonging-9781595588357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}