The Nature of Blood

The Nature of Blood - Paperback

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The Nature of Blood - Paperback

The Nature of Blood - Paperback

by Caryl Phillips
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by Caryl Phillips (Author)

In his most ambitious novel to date, Phillips creates a dazzling kaleidoscope of historical fiction, one that illuminates the dark legacy of Europe's obsession with race and blood. At the center of The Nature of Blood is a young woman, a Nazi death camp survivor, devastated by the loss of everyone she loves. Her story is interwoven with a cast of characters from both the present and past: her uncle Stephan, Othello the Moorish general, three Jews in 15th century Venice, and an Ethiopian Jew struggling for acceptance in contemporary Israel. Tracing these characters through disparate lands and centuries, Phillips creates an unforgettable group portrait of individuals overwhelmed by the force of European tribalism.


"An extraordinarily perceptive and intelligent novel, and a haunting one."--New York Times

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In his most ambitious novel to date, Phillips creates a dazzling kaleidoscope of historical fiction, one that illuminates the dark legacy of Europe's obsession with race and blood. At the center of The Nature of Blood is a young woman, a Nazi death camp survivor, devastated by the loss of everyone she loves. Her story is interwoven with a cast of characters from both the present and past: her uncle Stephan, Othello the Moorish general, three Jews in 15th century Venice, and an Ethiopian Jew struggling for acceptance in contemporary Israel. Tracing these characters through disparate lands and centuries, Phillips creates an unforgettable group portrait of individuals overwhelmed by the force of European tribalism.


"An extraordinarily perceptive and intelligent novel, and a haunting one."--New York Times

Author Biography

Caryl Phillips was born in St. Kitts, West Indies, and brought up in England. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. His novel Dancing in the Dark won the 2006 PEN/Beyond Margins Award, and an earlier novel, A Distant Shore, won the 2004 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. His other awards include the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and currently lives in New York.

Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 0.72 x 7.98 x 5.26 IN
Publication Date: April 28, 1998
Award: Boston Book Review (1998)
ISBN9780679776758
Author Caryl Phillips
PublisherKnopf Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 1998
LanguageENG- English
Pages224
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Caryl Phillips is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including A View of the Empire at Sunset, The Lost Child, Color Me English, and Crossing the River. His novel A Distant Shore won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and Dancing in the Dark won the PEN Open Book Award. His other honors include a Lannan Literary Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and Britain's oldest literary award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York.

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