Blonde Roots
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Blonde Roots is a satirical alternate-history novel by Bernardine Evaristo that imagines a world in which Africans enslave Europeans, exploring race, power, and identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternate history novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernardine Evaristo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
colonialism
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identity ⓘ inversion of racial hierarchy ⓘ power ⓘ race ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | Africans enslaving Europeans ⓘ |
| explores |
cultural stereotypes
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dehumanization ⓘ racial power structures ⓘ transatlantic slavery through role reversal ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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satire ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEthnicity | Nigerian-British ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-241-14385-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of race and power
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reversing historical roles of Africans and Europeans ⓘ satirical treatment of slavery ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| protagonist | Doris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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Riverhead Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | alternate world ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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