The Free-Lance Pallbearers
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The Free-Lance Pallbearers is a satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends absurdist humor and political allegory to critique American society and power structures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Free-Lance Pallbearers canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Ishmael Reed ⓘ |
| character |
Bukka Doopeyduk
ⓘ
Harry Sam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
African-American postmodern literature
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later satirical political novels ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bureaucratic absurdity
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decay of political institutions ⓘ grotesque imagery ⓘ |
| hasReception | cult following ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dictatorship
ⓘ
social satire ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authoritarianism
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corruption ⓘ critique of American society ⓘ critique of power structures ⓘ political allegory ⓘ race and racism in America ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
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irreverent ⓘ |
| isDebutWorkOf | Ishmael Reed ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bukka Doopeyduk ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of satire and fantasy
ⓘ
experimental narrative style ⓘ |
| partOf | Ishmael Reed bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting | fictional city of Harry Sam ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| usesHumorStyle |
absurdist humor
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black comedy ⓘ |
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