![]() ![]() Kaleidoscoping distant past and vivid present, The Emperor's Babe asks what it means to be a woman and to survive in this thrilling, brutal, breathless world. Silver-tongued and merry-eyed, this is a story in song and verse, a joyful mash-up of today and yesterday. Until one day she catches the eye of the most powerful man on earth, the Roman Emperor, and her trouble really starts. She knows this city like the back of her hand: its slave girls and drag queens, its shining villas and rotting slums. Based in London around 1800 years ago, it follows the story of black Nubian teenage girl, Zuleika, who comes of age in the Roman period. Published by Penguin in 2001, it is Evaristos second work of fiction. Life as a teenage bride is no joke but Zeeks is a born survivor. The Emperors Babe is a verse novel written by British author Bernardine Evaristo. She's a back-alley firecracker, a scruffy Nubian babe with tangled hair and bare feet - and she's just been married off to a fat old Roman. Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. ![]() The Emperors Babe: A Novel by Bernardine Evaristo. Zuleika is a modern girl living in an ancient world. The Emperors Babe: A Novel by Bernardine Evaristo. Winner of The Nesta Fellowship Award 2003.Ī coming-of-age tale to make the muses themselves roar with laughter and weep for pity - sassy, razor-sharp and transformative - from the acclaimed author of Mr Loverman. From the Booker prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other. ![]()
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