Ishmael

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Ishmael is the given name of Ishmael Reed, an American novelist, poet, essayist, and prominent figure in contemporary African-American literature.

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Ishmael canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
activeIn 20th-century literature
21st-century literature
awardReceived MacArthur Fellowship
National Book Award finalist
surface form: National Book Award nomination
citizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-02-22
educatedAt University at Buffalo
ethnicGroup African-American
familyName Reed
genre essay
fiction
poetry
satire
givenName Ishmael self-linksurface differs
hasGender male
hasRole cultural critic
editor
publisher of small presses
influencedBy African-American oral traditions
jazz
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement African American literature
surface form: African-American literature

postmodern literature
name Ishmael Reed
nationality American
notableFor contemporary African-American literature
notableWork Flight to Canada
Mumbo Jumbo
The Last Days of Louisiana Red
Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down
occupation essayist
novelist
poet
professor
publisher
placeOfBirth Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
residence Oakland, California, United States
subjectOf scholarly studies in African-American literature
writingStyle experimental
intertextual
satirical

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Ishmael Reed givenName Ishmael
Ishmael givenName Ishmael self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ishmael Reed