Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Nature of Blood -- 1.1 The Author and His Novel -- 1.2 "A passion for literature. Travelling furiously across borders and boundaries." -- 2 The Jewish Question -- 2.1 Fragmented Narrative -- 2.1.1 Stephan -- 2.1.2 Eva -- 2.1.2.1 Cyprus -- 2.1.2.2 Bergen-Belsen -- 2.1.2.3 London -- 2.1.3 Malka -- 2.2 The Jewish Question -- 3 Fragmented History -- 3.1 The Disputable Concept of Race -- 3.2 The Quasi-Othello -- Appendix A Conversation with Caryl Phillips -- Works Cited