This paper is an attempt to explain the effort carried out by Phillips
to trace the growth of a black Caribbean tradition in the English language,
as well as to preserve the British and European ties that belong
to his own personal development. An analysis and interpretation of Caryl
Phillips’s novels is presented from the perspective of two themes: the
island, associated with isolation and segregation, and slavery. This study
includes his five novels to date and also his travel book The European
Tribe.
