An Untamed State
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An Untamed State is a harrowing contemporary novel by Roxane Gay that explores kidnapping, trauma, and the fragile intersections of privilege, violence, and family in Haiti.
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel → |
| author |
Roxane Gay
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| countryOfPublication |
United States
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| countryOfSetting |
Haiti
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| criticalReception |
generally positive reviews
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| explores |
diaspora identity
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marital strain after trauma → parent-child relationships → the fragility of safety and privilege → wealth and corruption → |
| focusesOn |
a Haitian-American woman kidnapped in Haiti
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| genre |
contemporary fiction
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literary fiction → psychological fiction → |
| hasForm |
prose
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| hasISBN-13 |
9780802122513
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| hasNotableElement |
graphic depictions of violence
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intense psychological realism → |
| hasProtagonist |
Mireille Duval Jameson
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| hasSubject |
family loyalty and betrayal
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gender and patriarchy in Haitian society → immigrant and bicultural identity → kidnapping in Haiti → power dynamics between rich and poor → recovery from trauma → |
| language |
English
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| literaryPeriod |
21st-century literature
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| mainTheme |
class inequality
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family relationships → gender-based violence → kidnapping → post-traumatic stress → privilege → trauma → violence → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person narration
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| notableFor |
depiction of Haiti’s social and economic divides
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unflinching portrayal of sexual and physical violence → |
| pageCountApproximate |
300-400 pages
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| protagonistGender |
female
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| publicationYear |
2014
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| publisher |
Grove Press
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| settingLocation |
Port-au-Prince
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| structure |
nonlinear timeline
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| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 21st century
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Roxane Gay
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notableWork |