IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain (2000)

by Courttia Newland (Editor), Kadija George (Editor)

Other authors: Chris Abani (Contributor), Patience Agbabi (Contributor), Stella Ahmadou (Contributor), R. Akutu (Contributor), JJ Amaworo-Wilson (Contributor) — 87 more, Joan Anim-Addo (Contributor), Uju Asika (Contributor), Leoni Atkins (Contributor), Sefi Atta (Contributor), Colin Babb (Contributor), Asha Banjoko (Contributor), Panya Banjoko (Contributor), Linda Bellos (Contributor), Floella Benjamin (Contributor), Valerie Bloom (Contributor), Henry Bonsu (Contributor), Malika Booker (Contributor), Ben Bousquet (Contributor), Judith Bryan (Contributor), Jean Buffong (Contributor), Margaret Busby (Contributor), Faustin Charles (Contributor), Becky Ayebia Clarke (Contributor), Merle Collins (Contributor), David Dabydeen (Contributor), Morgan Dalphinis (Contributor), Ferdinand Dennis (Contributor), Buchi Emecheta (Contributor), Brenda Emmanus (Contributor), Raymond Enisuoh (Contributor), Treva Etienne (Contributor), Diana Omo Evans (Contributor), Bernardine Evaristo (Contributor), Vernella Fuller (Contributor), Mahlete-Tsigé Getachew (Contributor), Salena Saliva Godden (Contributor), Evelyn Gooding (Contributor), Bonnie Greer (Contributor), Jane Grell (Contributor), Cynthia Hamilton (Contributor), Michael Hamilton (Contributor), Allister Harry (Contributor), Cyril Husbands (Contributor), Heather Imani (Contributor), Ijeoma Inyama (Contributor), Ichenna Izundu (Contributor), Amryl Johnson (Contributor), Catherine R. Johnson (Contributor), Linton Kwesi Johnson (Contributor), Jackie Kay (Contributor), Fowokan George Kelly (Contributor), Kevin Le Gendre (Contributor), Judith Lewis (Contributor), John Lyons (Contributor), P Vincent Magombe (Contributor), E.A. Markham (Contributor), Hope Massiah (Contributor), Ronnie McGrath (Contributor), Amani Naphtali (Contributor), Rosaline Nwagboso (Contributor), Kechi Nwajiaku (Contributor), Nyantah (Contributor), Denrele Ogunwa (Contributor), Akinwale Oladimeji (Contributor), Ola Opesan (Contributor), Koye Oyedeji (Contributor), Ionie Richards (Contributor), Vanessa Richards (Contributor), Sol B. River (Contributor), Maureen Roberts (Contributor), Roger Robinson (Contributor), Leone Ross (Contributor), Joy Russell (Contributor), R A Samuel (Contributor), Ray Shell (Contributor), Labi Siffre (Contributor), Lemn Sissay (Contributor), Dorothea Smartt (Contributor), Yvonne St Hill (Contributor), Natalie Stewart (Contributor), SuAndi (Contributor), Rafiel Sunmonu (Contributor), Véronique Tadjo (Contributor), Charmion Togba (Contributor), Joanna Traynor (Contributor), Deborah Vaughan (Contributor), Gemma Weekes (Contributor), Nolan Weekes (Contributor), Marie Guise Williams (Contributor), Patrick Wilmot (Contributor), Susan Yearwood (Contributor), Benjamin Zephaniah (Contributor)

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▾Library description

This collection of new writing commissioned from British writers of African descent is divided into three main sections, reflecting first, second & third generations. It focuses on four types of writing - poetry, short fiction, essays & memoirs.

English | Primary description for language | Description provided by Bowker | score: 6

A celebratory 20th anniversary edition of this landmark collection from black writers across the literary spectrum This ground-breaking anthology was first published twenty years ago, into a different literary landscape. Showcasing the work of more than 100 black British authors, this 20th anniversary edition celebrates their lasting contributions to literature and to our wider culture. Including poetry from Roger Robinson, David Dabydeen, Bernardine Evaristo, Jackie Kay and Benjamin Zephaniah, short stories from Ferdinand Dennis, Diana Evans,Catherine Jonson, E.A. Markham and Ray Shell; essays from Floella Benjamin,Linda Bellos, Treva Etienne, Kevin Le Gendre and Labi Siffre; memoirs from Margaret Busby, Henry Bonsu, Buchi Emecheta, Sol B. River and Leone Ross, and many others. IC3spans a wealth of genres - from poetry, to short fiction, memoir and essays - to demonstrate the range and astonishing literary achievements of black writers, who remain underrepresented in British culture today. Featuring a new introduction from original editors Kadija Sesay and Courttia Newland, this collection reflects on the legacy of these writers and their extraordinary work.

English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 5

IC3 (Identity Code 3 - police code for black)is an anthology of commissioned writing from black Britain divided into three sections (first, second and third generation). It focuses on short stories, poems, essays and memoirs.

English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 5