Mr Loverman

Mr Loverman is the seventh novel written by British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo, published by Penguin Books in 2013[1] and Akashic Books in 2014.[2][3] Mr Loverman explores the life of Britain's older Caribbean community, through the perspective of a 74-year-old Antiguan-Londoner and closet homosexual, Barrington Jedidiah Walker. In 2014, Mr Loverman won the Jerwood Uncovered Prize.[4]

Mr Loverman
AuthorBernardine Evaristo
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHamish Hamilton/Penguin (UK);
Akashic Books (USA)
Publication date
August 2013 (UK);
April 2014 (USA)
Media typePrint (paperback)
ISBN978-1617752896
Followed byHello Mum 

Reception

Reviews

According to The Guardian, "this riproaring, full-bodied riff on sex, secrecy and family is Bernardine Evaristo’s seventh book. If you don’t yet know her work, you should – she says things about modern Britain that no one else does."[5] It was chosen by The Observer as Book of the Year and described as "heartbreaking, yet witty, this is a story that also needed to be told."[6]

Honours and awards

Bibliography

References
  1. Evaristo, Bernardine. "Mr Loverman". Penguin website. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. Evaristo, Bernardine. Mr. Loverman. Akashic Books.
  3. "Books". The Bernardine Evaristo website. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. "Jerwood Foundation". Jerwood Prize website. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. "Mr Loverman Review". The Guardian.
  6. "The Observer's books of the year". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712.
  7. "Jerwood Foundation". Jerwood Prize website. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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