Another Country
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Another Country is a 1962 novel by James Baldwin that explores race, sexuality, and complex human relationships in mid-20th-century America.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
complex human relationships
ⓘ
cross-cultural relationships ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ racial injustice in the United States ⓘ suicide ⓘ taboos around sexuality ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Fire Next Time ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
LGBT literature ⓘ novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cass Silenski
ⓘ
Eric Jones ⓘ Ida Scott ⓘ Leona ⓘ Richard Silenski ⓘ Rufus Scott ⓘ Vivaldo Moore ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discourse on race and sexuality in American literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African-American literature
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
surface form:
American modernism
|
| mainTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
artistic identity ⓘ bisexuality ⓘ existential despair ⓘ gender roles ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ interracial relationships ⓘ race ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reception on publication
ⓘ
frank depiction of interracial and same-sex relationships ⓘ |
| partOf | James Baldwin bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Giovanni's Room ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | jazz musician ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dial Press ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Greenwich Village
ⓘ
Harlem ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1950s
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| structure | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
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