The Long Song

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:2015
gptkb:film_series
mixed reviews
gptkbp:antagonist plantation owners
gptkbp:author Andrea Levy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Whitbread_Book_Awards
gptkbp:character_arc July's growth and resilience
gptkbp:character_development July's journey from slavery to freedom
gptkbp:character_relationships July and her friends
July and her mother
July and her owner
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Monarch
personal identity
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact awareness of slavery
representation of Caribbean history
gptkbp:filmography in development
gptkbp:genre gptkb:church
gptkbp:historical_context Abolition of slavery
British colonial rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Long Song
gptkbp:influences feminist literature
Caribbean literature
postcolonial literature
African diaspora literature
gptkbp:is_critical_for narrative voice
exploration of identity
depiction of trauma
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-7011-7784-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices flashbacks
imagery
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character July
gptkbp:motif gptkb:musical
gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
gptkb:family
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
non-linear
gptkbp:page_count 384
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:2010
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Hogarth_Press
gptkbp:reader_demographic reflection on history
empathy for characters
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Basketball_Player
gptkbp:style lyrical
gptkbp:symbolism the sea
the plantation
the long song as a metaphor for life
the long song itself
gptkbp:themes freedom
slavery
gptkbp:year gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Simone_de_Beauvoir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3