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HARDtalk: Bernardine Evaristo - Author

Bernardine Evaristo - Author

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Stephen Sackur talks to former Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo.

Is cultural power and influence moving away from those who have historically held it? Stephen Sackur talks to former Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo.

In any society, the voices that are listened to, and the stories that are shared, say much about who is deemed to belong, and who is excluded. On that basis Britain is changing. Cultural power and influence may still disproportionately sit with those of us who are white and male, but the achievements of author Bernardine Evaristo point to a changing landscape. She is the first black woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize. Awards are gratifying symbols, but how deep does the cultural change go?

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