The Death of a Government Clerk

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:anthology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rashomon_and_Seventeen_Other_Stories
gptkb:Akutagawa_Ryunosuke
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:art_movement realism
gptkbp:artistic_legacy enduring relevance
gptkbp:author gptkb:Alexander_Chekhov
gptkbp:character_arc static
gptkbp:character_development minimal
gptkbp:character_relationships isolated
insecurity
gptkbp:character_traits anxious
gptkbp:conflict man vs. society
unresolved
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact reflections on society
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects societal issues
gptkbp:filmography inspired adaptations
adapted for stage
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comic_book
gptkbp:historical_context post-emancipation Russia
gptkbp:historical_significance reflects 19th-century Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Death of a Government Clerk
gptkbp:impact thought-provoking
gptkbp:influence Russian literature
gptkbp:inspired subsequent works of literature
gptkbp:is_characterized_by subtle
gptkbp:is_critical_for examines bureaucracy
gptkbp:is_motivated_by fear of social repercussions
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of the futility of existence
gptkbp:language gptkb:Author
gptkbp:length short
gptkbp:literary_devices irony
gptkbp:main_character Ivan Dmitrich Gurov
gptkbp:mood darkly humorous
gptkbp:moral the absurdity of life
gptkbp:narrative_style realism
stream of consciousness
gptkbp:notable_quote reflects existential themes
gptkbp:plot linear
a clerk's anxiety over a minor incident
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected ending
gptkbp:published_by 1894
various publishers
gptkbp:reader_demographic varied interpretations
stimulates discussion
gptkbp:setting gptkb:late_19th_century
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:style concise
gptkbp:symbolism government bureaucracy
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:absurdism
gptkbp:theme gptkb:government_agency
mortality
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:viewpoint third-person
gptkbp:wrote explores human condition