'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking it wouldn't let me go . . . A
remarkably well-written memoir' Bernardine Evaristo from the Introduction Dillibe was the
second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education
there. Written at just 21 this is a deeply personal revelatory account of the racism he
endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail
of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at
The Hague of his arrival at the school of the curriculum of his reception by other boys (and
masters) and of his punishments. He tells too of the cruel racial prejudice and his
reactions to it and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black
Boy at Eton is a searing ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of
colonialism and racism. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker
Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering
books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
