Books by David Dabydeen
“What Dabydeen does is construct a whole narrative around this painting, and at the same time interrogates the function of art. Dabydeen creates a kind of surreal form of narrative for those parts that are talking about slavery. So, on the slave ship, you have heads rolling across the deck. It’s quite hallucinogenic, a sort of heightened reality. For me, that was absolutely the most appropriate language for describing the slave trade; it really captured the horrors.” Read more...
The Best Black British Writers
Jacqueline Roy, Novelist
Interviews where books by David Dabydeen were recommended
The Best Black British Writers, recommended by Jacqueline Roy
Black British writers have been storming the bestseller charts in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Here, Jacqueline Roy—the novelist and lecturer in Black literature—selects five of the best books by Black British writers that deserve more attention.
