Priam Farll

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Priam Farll is the reclusive, world-famous painter at the center of Arnold Bennett’s comic novel "Buried Alive," whose mistaken death and assumed identity drive the story’s satire of art and society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
painter
protagonist
appearsIn Buried Alive
associatedWithTheme celebrity culture
identity and selfhood
social satire
centralTo satire of art and society
characterInGenre comic novel
createdBy Arnold Bennett
era early 20th century
fameStatus world-famous artist
fictionalUniverse Buried Alive universe
firstAppearance Buried Alive (1908 novel)
linked to: Buried Alive
hasThemeRelation critique of the art market
public versus private self
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Edwardian literature
medium painting
narrativeRole drives main plot through identity confusion
nationality British
notableFor being a reclusive artist
worldwide fame as a painter
occupation painter
personalityTrait reclusive
shy
plotInvolves assumed identity
mistaken death
settingOfLife London
linked to: London, England

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Buried Alive mainCharacter Priam Farll
Darling of the Day character Priam Farll