The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a 2007 novel by Lawrence Hill about a young African girl named Aminata who is taken as a slave and her struggle for freedom.
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| Written by: | Lawrence Hill |
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| Genre(s): | Historical fiction |
| First published: | January 18, 2007 |
Released in several countries (including the United States) under the title Someone Knows My Name, because apparently publishers were hesitant about releasing a book with the word "Negro" in the title.
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Not to be confused with the historical document of the same name from the American Revolutionary War, from which this novel draws its title.
Tropes used in The Book of Negroes include:
- The American Revolution: It's not central to the plot, but it does happen during the book.
- Anyone Can Die: Except for Aminata, of course.
- Deus Angst Machina
- Diabolus Ex Machina: So many times.
- Earn Your Happy Ending
- I Will Wait for You: Aminata does this no fewer than three times for Chekura. The third time, he turns out to be dead.
- Market-Based Title:
- Someone Knows My Name in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
- Aminata in the French translation.
- Made a Slave
- Plucky Girl: Aminata
- Rape as Drama
- Title Drop: "It will be called the Book of Negroes."
- The U.S. title is also used in dialogue, but in a rather unimportant conversation early in the book.