Before I Forget

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"Before I Forget" is a novel by Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. that explores family, memory, and identity through the story of a fading soul singer confronting his past and his relationship with his son.

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instanceOf novel
person
author Leonard Pitts Jr. NERFINISHED
authorAward Pulitzer Prize NERFINISHED
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Commentary NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creatorOccupationOfAuthor columnist
explores African-American family life
Alzheimer's disease NERFINISHED
aging
intergenerational conflict
focusesOn relationship between father and son
genre African-American literature
family drama
fiction
hasAuthor Leonard Pitts Jr. NERFINISHED
language English
literaryStyle realist fiction
mainCharacter fading soul singer
mainTheme family
identity
memory
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
occupation columnist
novelist
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
subjectMatter fatherhood
popular music
race and identity in America
soul music

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