A Girl in Winter

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A Girl in Winter is a 1947 novel by Philip Larkin that follows a young refugee woman in wartime England, noted for its introspective mood and precise, understated prose.

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instanceOf novel
author Philip Larkin
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception praised for atmosphere and style
follows Jill
genre literary fiction
war novel
hasForm prose fiction
hasTheme alienation
displacement
love
memory
war-time uncertainty
language English
mainCharacter Katherine Lind
narrativeStyle third-person
narrativeTone introspective
notableFor evocation of wartime England
psychological insight into its heroine
partOf Philip Larkin bibliography
proseStyle precise
understated
protagonistDescription young refugee woman
publicationYear 1947
publisher Faber and Faber
settingPlace England
settingTime Second World War
linked to: World War II
structure three-part structure
writtenBy Philip Larkin

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Philip Larkin notableWork A Girl in Winter
Jill followedBy A Girl in Winter