Flight to Canada

E355283
historical fiction novel postmodern literature satirical novel

Flight to Canada is a satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends historical fiction and postmodern techniques to critique slavery, racism, and American culture.

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Flight to Canada canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical fiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
author Ishmael Reed ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
critiques myths of American history ⓘ
racism in American society ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
postmodern novel ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasLiteraryMovement African American literature ⓘ
surface form: African-American literature

postmodernism ⓘ
hasSubject African-American experience ⓘ
U.S. history ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryStyle anachronism ⓘ
metafiction ⓘ
postmodern techniques ⓘ
mainTheme American culture ⓘ
racism ⓘ
slavery ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
settingPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
settingPlace United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
uses humor ⓘ
irony ⓘ
satire ⓘ

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Ishmael Reed → notableWork → Flight to Canada ⓘ
Ishmael → notableWork → Flight to Canada ⓘ
subject surface form: Ishmael Reed