Paradise
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"Paradise" is a 1997 novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison that explores race, gender, community, and violence in an all-Black town in Oklahoma.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| author |
Toni Morrison
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| awardedToAuthor |
Toni Morrison Nobel Prize in Literature 1993 (prior to publication)
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| containsMotif |
biblical imagery
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founding myths of communities → ghosts and haunting → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| exploresTheme |
colorism
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community → exclusion → gender → memory → patriarchy → race → religion → trauma → utopia → violence → |
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men of Ruby
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women at the Convent → |
| featuresLocation |
the Convent
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| followedBy |
Love
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| followsWork |
Jazz
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| genre |
African-American literature
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historical fiction → literary fiction → |
| hasForm |
prose
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| hasISBN |
9780679433743
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| hasMedium |
print
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| hasPageCountApprox |
320
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| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
contemporary American literature
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postmodern literature → |
| mainSetting |
Ruby, Oklahoma
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| narrativeStructure |
multi-perspective
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nonlinear timeline → |
| notableFor |
complex treatment of Black female subjectivity
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critique of religious and patriarchal authority → depiction of an all-Black utopian town → |
| openingEvent |
attack on the Convent
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| partOf |
Toni Morrison trilogy beginning with Beloved and Jazz
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| precededBy |
Jazz
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| publicationYear |
1997
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| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| settingType |
all-Black town
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| timePeriodOfSetting |
mid-20th century
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post–World War II era → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison → Toni Morrison → |
notableWork |
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Jazz (novel)
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followedBy |
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Love (novel)
("Paradise (novel)")
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followsInAuthorOeuvre |
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Toni Morrison bibliography
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includesNotableWork |