Suicide as a Sort of Present
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"Suicide as a Sort of Present" is a short story by David Foster Wallace, featured in his collection *Girl with Curious Hair*, that explores themes of self-destruction, alienation, and the search for meaning through Wallace’s characteristically dense, ironic prose.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Suicide as a Sort of Present canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Suicide as a Sort of Present Context triple: [Girl with Curious Hair, hasStory, Suicide as a Sort of Present]
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Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note
"Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note" is the debut poetry collection by Amiri Baraka (then LeRoi Jones), known for its innovative, jazz-influenced verse and its exploration of race, identity, and existential despair in mid-20th-century America.
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Life After Suicide
Life After Suicide is a memoir by physician and TV medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton that chronicles her personal journey through grief and healing following her ex-husband’s death by suicide.
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Self’s Murder
Self’s Murder is a psychological crime novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that explores guilt, memory, and moral ambiguity through the investigation of a lawyer’s apparent suicide.
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D.
Notes on Grief
Notes on Grief is a poignant memoir-essay by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that reflects on the death of her father and the universal experience of mourning.
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E.
On Death
On Death is an Epicurean philosophical treatise by Philodemus that examines the nature of death and argues that it is not something to be feared.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Suicide as a Sort of Present Target entity description: "Suicide as a Sort of Present" is a short story by David Foster Wallace, featured in his collection *Girl with Curious Hair*, that explores themes of self-destruction, alienation, and the search for meaning through Wallace’s characteristically dense, ironic prose.
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A.
Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note
"Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note" is the debut poetry collection by Amiri Baraka (then LeRoi Jones), known for its innovative, jazz-influenced verse and its exploration of race, identity, and existential despair in mid-20th-century America.
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B.
Life After Suicide
Life After Suicide is a memoir by physician and TV medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton that chronicles her personal journey through grief and healing following her ex-husband’s death by suicide.
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C.
Self’s Murder
Self’s Murder is a psychological crime novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that explores guilt, memory, and moral ambiguity through the investigation of a lawyer’s apparent suicide.
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D.
Notes on Grief
Notes on Grief is a poignant memoir-essay by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that reflects on the death of her father and the universal experience of mourning.
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E.
On Death
On Death is an Epicurean philosophical treatise by Philodemus that examines the nature of death and argues that it is not something to be feared.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Girl with Curious Hair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
isolation
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meaning of life ⓘ self-consciousness ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCollection | Girl with Curious Hair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short story fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCreator | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
interpersonal relationships
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mental distress ⓘ psychological turmoil ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Suicide as a Sort of Present NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected short stories of David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Postmodern literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Girl with Curious Hair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
dense prose
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experimental narrative ⓘ ironic prose ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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existential anxiety ⓘ irony ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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ironic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| workIn | American short stories ⓘ |
| workOf | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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