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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dreams from My Father canonical | 4 |
| Barack Obama memoir series | 1 |
| “Dreams from My Father” | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| adaptation | audiobook read by Barack Obama ⓘ |
| author | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
|
| awardReceivedYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
Barack Obama’s Indonesian childhood
ⓘ
Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives ⓘ Ann Dunham ⓘ
surface form:
Barack Obama’s mother Ann Dunham
Barack Obama’s relationship with his father ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
Barack Obama’s college years
ⓘ
Barack Obama’s community organizing in Chicago ⓘ Barack Obama’s early life ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Audacity of Hope ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ |
| hasCoverSubject | Barack Obama’s photograph ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Chicago” section
ⓘ
“Kenya” section ⓘ “Origins” section ⓘ |
| includesEvent | Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 081292343X ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780812923438 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
narrative non-fiction
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of community organizing
ⓘ
exploration of racial identity ⓘ portrayal of Barack Obama’s family background ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| pages | 480 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publisher | Times Books ⓘ |
| reissueContext |
Barack Obama
ⓘ
surface form:
Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic National Convention speech
|
| reissued | 2004 ⓘ |
| reissuePublisher |
Random House
ⓘ
surface form:
Three Rivers Press
|
| setting |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subject |
Barack Obama
ⓘ
family history ⓘ multiracial identity ⓘ race and identity ⓘ |
| timeSpanCoveredEnd | pre-law school years ⓘ |
| timeSpanCoveredStart | Barack Obama’s birth ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barack Obama memoir series
this entity surface form:
“Dreams from My Father”