Lyndon

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Lyndon is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Girl with Curious Hair," that offers a fictionalized, introspective portrayal of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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instanceOf short story
author David Foster Wallace
collectionPublicationYear 1989
countryOfOrigin United States
fictionalCharacterDepicted Lyndon B. Johnson
fictionalizedPortrayalOf Lyndon B. Johnson
firstPublicationCollection Girl with Curious Hair
genre literary fiction
political fiction
hasTheme American politics
historical memory
intimacy and distance
morality in politics
personal loyalty
political power
public versus private identity
includedIn Girl with Curious Hair
isFictionalWorkAbout Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. politics in the 1960s
language English
literaryMovement postmodern literature
literaryStyle experimental prose
metafictional elements
mainSubject Lyndon B. Johnson
medium print
narrativeForm prose
narrativePerspective first-person narration
partOf David Foster Wallace bibliography
portrays Lyndon B. Johnson
publisherOfCollection W. W. Norton & Company
settingPeriod 20th century
settingPlace United States
targetAudience adult readers
workOfAuthor David Foster Wallace

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