Love (novel)

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Love is a novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of memory, desire, and the lingering impact of a charismatic patriarch on the lives of the women connected to him.

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instanceOf novel
author Toni Morrison NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive reviews
explores female friendship
intergenerational conflict
lingering impact of a charismatic patriarch
mythologizing of powerful men
sexual desire
social respectability
followedBy A Mercy NERFINISHED
genre African-American literature
literary fiction
hasISBN 9781400040139
hasLiteraryAwardNomination National Book Critics Circle Award (fiction) nomination
hasMotif ghostly presence of the dead
haunting past
hotel and resort life
language English
mainCharacter Bill Cosey NERFINISHED
Christine Cosey NERFINISHED
Heed Cosey NERFINISHED
Junior Viviane NERFINISHED
L NERFINISHED
May NERFINISHED
Vida NERFINISHED
mainTheme class
desire
female relationships
legacy
memory
patriarchy
power dynamics
race
trauma
narrativePerspective multiple perspectives
narrativeStyle nonlinear narrative
notableFor complex female characters
dense, poetic prose style
exploration of love in its destructive and redemptive forms
pageCount 202
partOf Toni Morrison bibliography
precededBy Paradise (novel) NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2003
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting American resort community
fictional seaside town
timePeriod 20th century

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