Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1990
gptkbp:author gptkb:Ntozake_Shange
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character_development focuses on personal growth.
gptkbp:character_motivation search for identity.
desire for freedom.
need for connection.
gptkbp:character_relationships romantic relationships.
friendships.
sisterly bonds.
gptkbp:conflict internal and external struggles.
gptkbp:cover_artist gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact explores African American women's experiences.
gptkbp:cultural_references Southern culture.
African traditions.
Black folklore.
gptkbp:cultural_significance celebrates heritage.
challenges stereotypes.
represents Black women's voices.
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo
gptkbp:influenced theater arts.
literary criticism.
film adaptations.
contemporary African American writers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Black_Arts_Movement
feminist literature
jazz music.
spirituals.
blues music.
gptkbp:influences African American literature
gptkbp:isbn 978-0684190594
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character Indigo
Cypress
Sassafras
gptkbp:motif trees.
dreams.
water.
gptkbp:narrative third-person
gptkbp:narrative_style poetic
experimental.
lyrical.
nonlinear.
gptkbp:notable_quote " We are all connected."
" I am a woman who loves women."
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1982
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Scribner
gptkbp:setting gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:setting_time gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:symbolism uses nature as a metaphor.
gptkbp:theme gptkb:identity
gptkb:family
gptkb:Sister
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ntozake_Shange
gptkb:Fodder_on_My_Wings
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4