Push: A Novel
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"Push: A Novel" is a critically acclaimed 1996 novel by Sapphire that follows the harrowing yet hopeful coming-of-age story of an abused, illiterate Harlem teenager striving for self-discovery and empowerment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Lee Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationScreenwriter | Geoffrey S. Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Precious (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sapphire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awards | Booker Prize nominee (not applicable) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ urban fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
mother-daughter relationship
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public education system in urban America ⓘ welfare system in the United States ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
stream-of-consciousness elements
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vernacular language ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Claireece "Precious" Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAgeRange | teenager ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of an abused, illiterate Harlem teenager
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influence on discussions of race, class, and abuse in American literature ⓘ raw and uncompromising narrative voice ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Claireece "Precious" Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Harlem, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingNeighborhood | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| themes |
abuse
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education ⓘ empowerment ⓘ illiteracy ⓘ incest ⓘ poverty ⓘ racism ⓘ resilience ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexism ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
1980s
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early 1990s ⓘ |
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