Dreams from My Father
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Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir → |
| adaptation |
audiobook read by Barack Obama
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| author |
Barack Obama
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| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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| awardReceivedYear |
2006
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
Barack Obama’s Indonesian childhood
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Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives → Barack Obama’s mother Ann Dunham → Barack Obama’s relationship with his father → |
| focusesOnPeriod |
Barack Obama’s college years
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Barack Obama’s community organizing in Chicago → Barack Obama’s early life → |
| followedBy |
The Audacity of Hope
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| genre |
autobiography
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political memoir → |
| hasCoverSubject |
Barack Obama’s photograph
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| hasPart |
“Chicago” section
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“Kenya” section → “Origins” section → |
| includesEvent |
Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya
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| isbn10 |
081292343X
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| isbn13 |
9780812923438
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| language |
English
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| literaryStyle |
narrative non-fiction
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reflective → |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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print → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableFor |
depiction of community organizing
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exploration of racial identity → portrayal of Barack Obama’s family background → |
| originalPublicationYear |
1995
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| pages |
480
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| placeOfPublication |
New York City
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| publisher |
Times Books
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| reissueContext |
Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic National Convention speech
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| reissued |
2004
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| reissuePublisher |
Three Rivers Press
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| setting |
Indonesia
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Kenya → United States → |
| subject |
Barack Obama
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family history → multiracial identity → race and identity → |
| timeSpanCoveredEnd |
pre-law school years
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| timeSpanCoveredStart |
Barack Obama’s birth
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Referenced by (6)
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Barack Obama
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Crown Publishers ("“Dreams from My Father”") → |
notableWork |
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Barack Obama Sr.
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describedBySource |
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Hussein Onyango Obama
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describedIn |
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A Promised Land
("Barack Obama memoir series")
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partOf |
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The Audacity of Hope
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precededBy |