Four Evenings Discussion: Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other (Discussion)

Subtitle: 
Four Evenings -- Global Literary Encounters
Activity Type: 
Reading Group
Date: 
Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 18:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Virtual - Register Online!
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu
Cost: 
Free and Open to Public

In Conjunction with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures program's "Ten Evenings" series, GSC is hosting "Four Evenings" pre-lecture discussions that put prominent world authors and their work in global perspective. Open to series subscribers and the Pitt Community, these evening discussions, conducted by Pitt experts, provide additional insight on prominent writers and engaging issues.

With Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo became the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize for Fiction. The novel is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity, across generations, in a group of Black British women. Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel that reminds us of all that connects us to our neighbors, even in times when we are encouraged to be split apart. The twelve central characters of this multi-voiced novel lead vastly different lives. From a nonbinary social media influencer to a 93-year-old woman living on a farm in Northern England, these unforgettable characters also intersect in shared aspects of their identities, from age to race to sexuality to class.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
University Library Services
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No