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Pulitzer-winning novel presenting Nat Turner’s first-person account of life in slavery and the 1831 Virginia slave revolt.
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Pulitzer-winning novel presenting Nat Turner’s first-person account of life in slavery and the 1831 Virginia slave revolt.
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This is a controversial historical novel purporting to tell the story of Nat Turner, a black American slave who led a large slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. The novel attempts to explore the reasons for the bloodthirsty revolt in which Turner and his followers killed a number of white plantation owners before being apprehended, tried and hanged.
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Rape fantasies and sexual longing; chaste interracial attachment
Violence & gore
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Graphic revolt killings and bloodshed; executions central to story
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Biblical prophecy and religious obsession drive the entire narrative
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central focus on slavery, race, and rebellion in the antebellum South
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive slavery brutality; oppression, beatings, sexual coercion themes
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