novel "Push"
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The novel "Push" is a critically acclaimed work by Sapphire that follows the harrowing yet hopeful coming-of-age story of an abused, illiterate Harlem teenager named Precious as she discovers her voice through alternative education.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Push | 0 |
| Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire | 0 |
| Blu Rain | 0 |
| Push (novel) by Sapphire | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
feature film
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fictional character ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Sapphire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Black Caucus of the American Library Association First Novelist Award
NERFINISHED
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Book-of-the-Month Club Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Push NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| educationContext | alternative school program ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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literary fiction ⓘ urban fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-679-78198-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
stream-of-consciousness elements
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vernacular language ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Claireece Precious Jones
NERFINISHED
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Precious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary-like entries ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of African-American female adolescence
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use of nonstandard orthography to reflect voice ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Push NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | teenager ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Claireece Precious Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistNickname | Precious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistResidence | Harlem, New York City 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 ⓘ |
| structure | two-part novel ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
HIV/AIDS
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incest ⓘ teen pregnancy ⓘ |
| teacherCharacter | Blu Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
education as empowerment
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illiteracy ⓘ physical abuse ⓘ poverty ⓘ racism ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
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Push (novel) by Sapphire