Sing, Unburied, Sing
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Sing, Unburied, Sing is a critically acclaimed novel by Jesmyn Ward that blends Southern Gothic and magical realism to explore race, family, and the legacy of violence in rural Mississippi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sing, Unburied, Sing canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Jesmyn Ward ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction finalist
ⓘ
Kirkus Prize finalist ⓘ National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
ghosts
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road trip ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American families
ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The New York Times Book Review
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
Time best novels of the decade list ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 1501126067 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9781501126062 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jojo
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Kayla ⓘ Leonie ⓘ Mam ⓘ Pop ⓘ Richie ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple first-person narrators ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 285 ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | standalone work ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
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surface form:
Scribner
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| setIn |
Mississippi
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rural Mississippi ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
Parchman, Mississippi
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surface form:
Parchman prison
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| shortlistedFor |
Aspen Words Literary Prize
ⓘ
Orange Prize for Fiction ⓘ
surface form:
Women’s Prize for Fiction
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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family ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ legacy of violence ⓘ mass incarceration ⓘ parenthood ⓘ race ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jesmyn Ward