Foreigners Three English Lives by Caryl Phillips Paperback Book 9780099488859

Presents the stories of Francis Barber, 'given' to the great eighteenth-century writer Samuel Johnson; Randolph Turpin, Britain's first black world champion boxer; and, David Oluwale, a Nigerian stowaway who arrived in Leeds in 1949, the events of whose life called into question the reality of English justice.

Author: Caryl Phillips Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Literary essays Pages: 272 Page Count: 272 Publication Date: 2008 Year of Publication: 2008 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Literary essays Weight: 324 g Publisher: Vintage Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 19.8 cm Package Dimension Width: 13 cm Package Dimension Height: 1.8 cm ISBN: 9780099488859