Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walker_Evans
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:None
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:addresses social issues
gptkbp:author gptkb:James_Agee
gptkb:Walker_Evans
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Photographer
gptkbp:critical_reception acclaimed
mixed reviews
Mixed to positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influential work
Influenced documentary photography
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkbp:dedicated_to the American people
gptkbp:dedication To the farmers
gptkbp:depicts working-class struggles
gptkbp:discusses economic hardship
gptkbp:examines gptkb:Educational_Institution
rural life
sociological studies
documentary studies
gptkbp:explores human dignity
gptkbp:focus sharecroppers
Sharecroppers
rural Southern United States
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:A_Death_in_the_Family
gptkbp:format E-book
Hardcover
Paperback
photographic essay
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkbp:historical_context 1930s America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:Walker_Evans
gptkbp:impact American literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:physicist
gptkb:newspaper
gptkb:Photographer
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:artwork
Cultural studies
Literary criticism
Art criticism
Photojournalism
Modern journalism
photojournalism
documentary photography
Cultural commentary
Creative non-fiction
History writing
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Realism
Documentary photography
social realism
documentary style
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:political_movement
documentary filmmakers
gptkbp:inspired_by personal experiences
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:historical_event
cultural studies
literary reviews
gptkbp:is_available_in gptkb:Libraries
Bookstores
Online retailers
gptkbp:is_cited_in academic studies
gptkbp:is_critical_for Explores human condition
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:award
important historical document
classic work
seminal work
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-15-101026-4
978-0-06-093434-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:narrative_style First-person narrative
first-person
gptkbp:next_edition 1999 edition
1941 edition
2010 edition
2001 edition
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:Walker_Evans
gptkbp:notable_for Documentary style
social realism
documentary photography
gptkbp:notable_quote " The book is a work of art."
“ The best thing we can do is to tell the truth.”
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:page_count 400
gptkbp:part_of American literature
gptkbp:photography gptkb:Walker_Evans
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin_Company
gptkb:New_York
1941
1941 edition
gptkbp:published_year 1941
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin
gptkbp:series American literature
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkbp:style lyrical
Literary journalism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:American_South
American poverty
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Community_Center
Social justice
Poverty
Dignity
gptkbp:written_in 1936
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:James_Agee