The Color of the Water

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gptkbp:instanceOf book
gptkbp:adaptation documentary film
gptkbp:author gptkb:James_McBride
gptkbp:availableFormats hardcover
paperback
eBook
audiobook
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact discussions on identity
discussions on race
influence on writers
influence on readers
gptkbp:firstClaim 1996 edition
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Good_Lord_Bird
gptkbp:genre memoir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Color of the Water
gptkbp:influences gptkb:African_American_literature
memoir genre
American_literature
gptkbp:inspiration Ruth_McBride_Jordan's_life
gptkbp:ISBN 978-1573226221
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:James_McBride
gptkb:Ruth_McBride_Jordan
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
non-linear
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:New_York_Times_Bestseller
gptkbp:notableStores gptkb:The_Good_Lord_Bird
gptkb:The_Other_Wes_Moore
gptkb:The_Color_of_Water:_A_Black_Man's_Tribute_to_His_White_Mother
Just Mercy
Between the World and Me
gptkbp:pageCount 368
gptkbp:publishedBy various editions
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Riverhead_Books
gptkbp:releaseYear 1996
gptkbp:sells over 1 million copies
gptkbp:setting gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:subject family
identity
autobiography
race relations
gptkbp:theme faith
cultural identity
overcoming adversity
motherhood