Lara
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Lara is a semi-autobiographical novel by British writer Bernardine Evaristo that explores themes of identity, heritage, and family across generations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernardine Evaristo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
African-European heritage
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colonial legacies ⓘ transatlantic histories ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diaspora experiences
ⓘ
family history ⓘ mixed-race identity ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | poetic sequence ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781852243818 ⓘ |
| hasReissueFormat | expanded edition ⓘ |
| hasReissuePublisher | Bloodaxe Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | Lara (2009 revised edition) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cultural hybridity
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family genealogy ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | Bernardine Evaristo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Black British writing
ⓘ
contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
belonging
ⓘ
family ⓘ heritage ⓘ identity ⓘ intergenerational relationships ⓘ migration ⓘ race ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 200 ⓘ |
| partlyBasedOn | life of Bernardine Evaristo ⓘ |
| publisher | Bloodaxe Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Girl, Woman, Other
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soul Tourists NERFINISHED ⓘ The Emperor’s Babe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedEditionPublicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| setting |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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