The Book of the Night Women: A Novel

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gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation none
gptkbp:artMovement symbolism
imagery
metaphor
foreshadowing
flashback
gptkbp:author gptkb:Marlon_James
gptkbp:awards 2010 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
gptkbp:character Cudjoe
Hortense
the overseer
the slave master
Miss_Mary
gptkbp:characterDevelopment complex
gptkbp:conflict rebellion
external
internal
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:followedBy A Brief History of Seven Killings
gptkbp:genre historical fiction
gptkbp:influences gptkb:African_American_literature
Caribbean_literature
gptkbp:ISBN 978-1594484000
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter Lilith
gptkbp:motif colonialism
night
women's strength
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
gptkbp:pageCount 384
gptkbp:plot rebellion against slavery
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Riverhead_Books
gptkbp:releaseYear 2009
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Jamaica
18th century
gptkbp:style lyrical
gptkbp:symbolism the night
the river
the plantation
gptkbp:theme identity
slavery
feminism
gptkbp:userDemographics emotional
engaging
thought-provoking