The Getaway (novel)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Getaway_(1994_film)
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Getaway_(1972_film)
gptkb:1972
gptkb:film
gptkbp:atmosphere tense and suspenseful
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jim_Thompson
gptkbp:character_arc redemption
downward spiral
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:greed
internal struggles
tension between characters
conflicted relationships
marriage under strain
gptkbp:conflict ambiguous ending
escape from law enforcement
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact considered a classic
gptkbp:cultural_references American crime culture
gptkbp:director gptkb:Sam_Peckinpah
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Steve_Mc_Queen
gptkb:Ali_Mac_Graw
gptkbp:followed_by The Kill-Off
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:has_backstory criminal past
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Getaway (novel)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:television_series
subsequent crime novels
gptkbp:influenced_artists modern crime writers
provokes thought on morality
gptkbp:influenced_by hardboiled fiction
gptkbp:inspiration real-life criminals
gptkbp:is_motivated_by desire for escape
escape from law
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-307-74080-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:literary_devices foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Doc_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:motif gptkb:betrayal
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
omniscient
gptkbp:narrative_theme crime and consequence
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:plot_summary A bank robber and his wife go on the run.
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected betrayals
gptkbp:portrayed_by flawed protagonists
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1958
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:reader_demographic cult following
gptkbp:resolution tragic outcomes
gptkbp:setting gptkb:California
mid-20th century
gptkbp:significance explores moral ambiguity
gptkbp:speed fast-paced
gptkbp:style noir
sparse and direct
gptkbp:symbolism the anti-hero
freedom and entrapment
gptkbp:theme crime and morality
gptkbp:themes gptkb:survival