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Meet Caryl Phillips, a distinguished writer and long-time English professor whose work explores memory, history, and the African diaspora. Born March 13, 1958 in Saint Kitts and raised in Leeds, England, Phillips has earned critical acclaim across the United States and the United Kingdom. A recipient of major literary prizes and a recent elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, his novels thread intimate human stories with broad historical contexts. Below you’ll find a detailed biography, highlights from his discography (as a writer of novels), and information about upcoming appearances and readings.

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  • Born March 13, 1958 in Saint Kitts; raised in Leeds, England; long-time professor of English at Yale University.
  • Notable novels include The Final Passage (1985), Crossing the River (1993), A Distant Shore (2003), Dancing in the Dark (2005), Foreigners (2007), In the Falling Snow (2009), The Lost Child (2015) and A View of the Empire at Sunset (2018).
  • Awards include the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1994) for Crossing the River; Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (2003, 2006); PEN/Beyond Margins Award (2006) for Dancing in the Dark.
  • 2025 tours/appearances include Charleston Literary Festival (Nov 15, 2025, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC) and public talks such as the Lehigh Africana Distinguished Lecture in February 2025.
  • Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2025.
  • Social presence centers on his official site and academic pages; no widely publicized official social media accounts are associated with him.

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