Bernardine Evaristo becomes first black woman to win a Booker; all you need to know about her | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Bernardine Evaristo becomes first black woman to win a Booker; all you need to know about her | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Published: October 15, 2019 10:31:41 am

Bernardine Evaristo becomes first black woman to win a Booker; all you need to know about her

Bernardine Evaristo is the first black woman to win the literary award since its inception in 1969.  “We black British women know that if we don’t write ourselves into literature no one else will,” Evaristo was quoted as saying.

Bernardine Evaristo has been a strong advocate of the need for diversity and inclusion of artists of any colour. (Source: Bernardine Evaristo/Twitter)

The Booker Prize winners for the year 2019 are Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. The judges broke the rules by declaring a tie this year. Atwood won for The Testament, the sequel to her acclaimed The Handmaid’s Tale, while Evaristo won for Girl, Woman, Other. Evaristo is the first black woman to win the literary award since its inception in 1969.  “We black British women know that if we don’t write ourselves into literature no one else will,” Evaristo was quoted as saying.