Caryl Phillips (born 13 March 1958) is a British writer with a Caribbean background, best known as a novelist. He is now professor at Yale University and a visiting professor at Barnard College of Columbia University. is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... Barnard College, founded in 1889, is one of the four undergraduate divisions of Columbia University. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ...

He was born on St. Kitts, and was brought up in Leeds, Yorkshire. He read English at Queen's College, Oxford. He began writing mainly drama. He has tackled themes on the African slave trade from many angles. His work has been recognised by numerous awards. Country Saint Kitts and Nevis Archipelago Leeward Islands Region Caribbean Area 65 sq. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation). ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Queens College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Phillips' novels are The Final Passage (1985), A State of Independence (1986), Higher Ground (1989), Cambridge (1991), Crossing the River (1993), The Nature of Blood (1997), A Distant Shore (2003), and Dancing in the Dark (2005). The Final Passage is Caryl Phillipss debut novel. ... See also: 1984 in literature, other events of 1985, 1986 in literature, list of years in literature. ... The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books. ... Canadian television show about a group of teens at a reform camp. ... See also: 1988 in literature, other events of 1989, 1990 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1990 in literature, other events of 1991, 1992 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1992 in literature, other events of 1993, 1994 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1996 in literature, other events of 1997, 1998 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... See also: 2002 in literature, other events of 2003, 2004 in literature, list of years in literature. ... The phrase Dancing in the dark may refer to several things: A song by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, featured in the film The Band Wagon. ... // Events February 25 - Canada Reads selects Rockbound by Frank Parker Day as the novel to be read across the nation. ...

External links

• British Council page
• Caryl Phillips' website
• Yale University: Caryl Phillips