The Invention of Wings
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The Invention of Wings is a historical novel by Sue Monk Kidd that intertwines the lives of an enslaved girl and a young white woman in early 19th-century Charleston to explore themes of slavery, feminism, and the struggle for freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Invention of Wings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Invention of Wings Context triple: [Sue Monk Kidd, notableWork, The Invention of Wings]
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A.
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women is a historical novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that follows an enslaved woman’s coming of age amid a violent slave revolt on a Jamaican sugar plantation.
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B.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
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C.
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light is a lyrical novel by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that interweaves the lives of residents in a Haitian seaside town through the story of a young girl who mysteriously disappears.
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D.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 coming-of-age drama film, based on Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, that follows a young girl in 1960s South Carolina who finds refuge with a group of beekeeping sisters amid racial and personal turmoil.
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E.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Invention of Wings Target entity description: The Invention of Wings is a historical novel by Sue Monk Kidd that intertwines the lives of an enslaved girl and a young white woman in early 19th-century Charleston to explore themes of slavery, feminism, and the struggle for freedom.
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A.
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women is a historical novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that follows an enslaved woman’s coming of age amid a violent slave revolt on a Jamaican sugar plantation.
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B.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
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C.
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light is a lyrical novel by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that interweaves the lives of residents in a Haitian seaside town through the story of a young girl who mysteriously disappears.
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D.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 coming-of-age drama film, based on Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, that follows a young girl in 1960s South Carolina who finds refuge with a group of beekeeping sisters amid racial and personal turmoil.
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E.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Sue Monk Kidd ⓘ |
| award | Book-of-the-Month Club selection ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Angelina Grimké
ⓘ
Sarah Grimké ⓘ
linked to:
Sarah Moore Grimké
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| explores |
the early American abolitionist movement
ⓘ
the intersection of gender and race oppression ⓘ the lives of enslaved African Americans in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 384 ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chapters alternating between narrators ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Grimké sisters ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Oprah's Book Club 2.0
ⓘ
linked to:
Oprah's Book Club
|
| isbn | 978-0-670-01534-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Handful
ⓘ
Hetty "Handful" Grimké ⓘ Sarah Grimké ⓘ
linked to:
Sarah Moore Grimké
|
| narrativePerspective |
dual narrative
ⓘ
first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the Grimké sisters as early feminists and abolitionists
ⓘ
interweaving historical figures with fictional characters ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Viking ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| settingLocation | Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
abolitionism
ⓘ
feminism ⓘ freedom ⓘ race and racism ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ slavery ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
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Subject: The Invention of Wings Description of subject: The Invention of Wings is a historical novel by Sue Monk Kidd that intertwines the lives of an enslaved girl and a young white woman in early 19th-century Charleston to explore themes of slavery, feminism, and the struggle for freedom.
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