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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slav

Frederick Douglass
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historical fiction slave narrative past tense first POV ~237 pp
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tragic defiant lyrical

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 85
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count59,315
Page count~237 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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