{"product_id":"the-european-tribe-paperback","title":"The European Tribe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this richly descriptive and haunting narrative, Caryl Phillips chronicles a journey through modern-day Europe, his quest guided by a moral compass rather than a map. Seeking personal definition within the parameters of growing up black in Europe, he discovers that the natural loneliness and confusion inherent in long jorneys collides with the bigotry of the \"European Tribe\"-a global community of whites caught up in an unyielding, Eurocentric history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhillips deftly illustrates the scenes and characters he encounters, from Casablanca and Costa del Sol to Venice, Amsterdam, Oslo, and Moscow. He ultimately discovers that \"Europe is blinded by her past, and does not understand the high price of her churches, art galleries, and history as the prison from which Europeans speak.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the afterword to the Vintage edition, Phillips revisits the Europe he knew as a young man and offers fresh observations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaryl Phillips lives in New York City and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.5 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48404559003896,"sku":"9780375707049","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/VuM_SgtiI19780375707049.webp?v=1782889349","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-european-tribe-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}