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Mr Loverman
2013 novel by Bernardine Evaristo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mr Loverman is the seventh novel written by British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo. Published by Penguin Books, UK, in 2013[1] and Akashic Books, US, 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, and his wife Carmel whose voice we hear in alternate chapters.
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Reception
The novel was positively reviewed in The Guardian.[4] In 2014, Mr Loverman won the Jerwood Uncovered Prize.[5]
In 2024 Bernadine Evaristo wrote in The Guardian about how she created Barrington's Caribbean voice and that Carmel's chapters were added to the novel at a late stage after feedback from the publisher.[6]
Adaptation
In June 2023, the BBC and Fable Pictures announced an adaptation of the novel into an eight-part television series.[7] The series began broadcasting on 14 October 2024, and starred Lennie James, Ariyon Bakare and Sharon D. Clarke.[8][9]
References
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