The Emperor’s Babe
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The Emperor’s Babe is a verse novel by British writer Bernardine Evaristo that follows a young Black Nubian girl in Roman London, blending historical fiction with playful, contemporary language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Emperor’s Babe canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British novel
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fictional work ⓘ historical novel ⓘ verse novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | BBC Radio 4 dramatization ⓘ |
| author | Bernardine Evaristo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
belonging
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empire ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ race ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Emperor Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ verse novel ⓘ |
| hasAwardOrRecognition |
listed in The Times ‘100 Best Books of the Decade’ (2000–2009)
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praised for innovation in form and voice ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780140297812 ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
contemporary slang
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mixture of poetic and colloquial diction ⓘ playful language ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Zuleika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anachronistic, modern idiom in ancient setting
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depiction of a Black protagonist in Roman Britain ⓘ use of verse to tell a novelistic story ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 260 ⓘ |
| partOf | Bernardine Evaristo’s body of work on Black British history ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| protagonistDescription | young Black Nubian girl ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Penguin Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Londinium
NERFINISHED
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Roman London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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