The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger

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The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger is a 1969 satirical novel by Cecil Brown that follows an African American expatriate in Europe navigating race, identity, and sexuality with biting humor and social critique.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
satirical novel
addresses American racial politics
European perceptions of African Americans
racism
stereotypes of Black masculinity
associatedWith Black Arts Movement NERFINISHED
author Cecil Brown NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores commodification of Blackness
conflicts between American and European racial attitudes
performance of racial identity
follows an African American expatriate in Europe
genre African-American literature
satire
social novel
hasProtagonistTrait ironic observer of society
self-conscious about race
sexually adventurous
hasSubject African American expatriates
cross-cultural relationships
sexual liberation
language English
literaryPeriod postmodern literature
literaryStyle humor
satire
social critique
mainCharacter George Washington NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
notableFor exploration of Black expatriate experience
provocative title
period 1960s
publicationDecade 1960s American novels
publicationYear 1969
setting Denmark NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
theme cultural displacement
exile
identity
interracial relationships
race
sexuality
tone biting
comic
irreverent

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Cecil Brown notableWork The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger
subject surface form: Cecil Brown (novelist)