 
<translate> Nkebi ahịrịokwu dị mkpa na amaokwu ahụ bụ: Edebere na etiti na ndịda Florida na mbido narị afọ nke 20, a nabataghị akwụkwọ akụkọ ahụ nke ọma na mbụ maka ịjụ iwu akwụkwọ edemede agbụrụ. Ya mere, azịza ya bụ ná mmalite narị afọ nke 20. <eng> The relevant sentence in the passage is: Set in central and southern Florida in the early 20th century, the novel was initially poorly received for its rejection of racial uplift literary prescriptions. So, the answer is the early 20th century. 