Paradise (1997 novel)
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Paradise (1997 novel) is a work of literary fiction by Toni Morrison that explores race, gender, community, and violence in an all-Black town in Oklahoma through interwoven narratives and complex symbolism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paradise (1997 novel) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | nomination for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
collective guilt
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female autonomy ⓘ intra-Black colorism ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ utopian and dystopian community ideals ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Consolata
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Deacon Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gigi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mavis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Misner NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneca NERFINISHED ⓘ Soane Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steward Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Jazz (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-679-43374-2 ⓘ |
| includedIn | Toni Morrison’s later-period works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
a former convent outside Ruby
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the all-Black town of Ruby, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multi-perspective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, shifting narrative viewpoints
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depiction of an all-Black town founded by descendants of formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| openingLine | "They shoot the white girl first." ⓘ |
| partOf | Toni Morrison trilogy on love and history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Love (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setIn | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
community
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exclusion ⓘ gender ⓘ memory ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| uses | complex symbolism ⓘ |
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