Tar Baby
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"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| author |
Toni Morrison
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| exploresTheme |
Black diaspora
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assimilation → class → cultural conflict → desire → gender roles → identity → power dynamics → race → |
| featuresCharacterDescription |
mysterious drifter
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| featuresProtagonistOccupation |
fashion model
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| followsWork |
Song of Solomon
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| genre |
African-American literature
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literary fiction → novel of manners → |
| hasCharacter |
Margaret Street
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Ondine → Sydney → Valerian Street → |
| hasForm |
prose
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| hasISBN |
978-0-394-51285-5
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| hasMainCharacter |
Jadine Childs
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Son Green → |
| hasTitleOrigin |
reference to African American folktale "Tar-Baby"
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| language |
English
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| literaryPeriod |
late 20th-century American literature
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| mainSetting |
fictional Caribbean island of Isle des Chevaliers
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| pageCount |
approx. 300
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| partOf |
Toni Morrison bibliography
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| precedesWork |
Beloved
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| publicationYear |
1981
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| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| setIn |
Caribbean
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United States → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
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Toni Morrison → |
notableWork |
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Song of Solomon
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followedBy |
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Toni Morrison bibliography
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includesNotableWork |