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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.
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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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.
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