The Book of Not
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The Book of Not is a semi-autobiographical novel by Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga that continues the story of Tambudzai as she navigates racism, war, and disillusionment in colonial Rhodesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Book of Not canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Tsitsi Dangarembga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
conflict between personal ambition and political reality
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psychological effects of war ⓘ social hierarchies in colonial society ⓘ |
| features |
Rhodesian war veterans
NERFINISHED
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mission school environment ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ |
| follows | Nervous Conditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | This Mournable Body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
colonialism
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disillusionment ⓘ education ⓘ gender and patriarchy ⓘ identity ⓘ racism ⓘ trauma ⓘ war ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | African literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuing the story begun in Nervous Conditions
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critical portrayal of white settler society in Rhodesia ⓘ exploration of black female subjectivity in a colonial context ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Tambudzai trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | colonial Rhodesia ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | Rhodesian Bush War era ⓘ |
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