Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Last_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:radio_station film adaptation in development |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:J._M._Coetzee
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize
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| gptkbp:character |
explores themes of race
Friday is a mute character Friday's identity is ambiguous Mr. Foe is a fictionalized Daniel Defoe Mr. Foe represents the authorial voice Susan Barton is a shipwreck survivor Susan Barton seeks to tell her story Susan's relationship with Friday is complex explores themes of authorship explores themes of gender the narrative questions colonial narratives. |
| gptkbp:character_development |
gptkb:launch_complex
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| gptkbp:conflict |
cultural representation
colonial legacy |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:South_Africa
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
acclaimed
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:church
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Foe
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:literary_work
contemporary literature |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:historical_event gptkb:Robinson_Crusoe cultural studies postcolonial theory literary traditions narrative theory poststructuralism |
| gptkbp:isbn |
978-0-14-029640-6
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Friday
gptkb:Mr._Foe gptkb:Susan_Barton |
| gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:church
silence power dynamics |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
postmodern
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| gptkbp:page_count |
192
|
| gptkbp:plot |
reimagines Robinson Crusoe
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| gptkbp:published_year |
gptkb:1986
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Secker_&_Warburg
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| gptkbp:related_to |
postcolonial literature
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:18th_century
gptkb:Caribbean |
| gptkbp:style |
metafiction
intertextuality |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the island represents isolation
the manuscript represents power the ocean represents freedom |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Monarch narrative authority |