The Heart of the Matter: A Love Story
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
film
film adaptation stage adaptation radio adaptation |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
modernist
explores moral dilemmas |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Scobie_and_his_friend
Scobie_and_his_lover Scobie_and_his_wife |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Graham_Greene
|
| gptkbp:character |
Scobie
his own conscience |
| gptkbp:characterArc |
tragic
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| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
complex
|
| gptkbp:characterTraits |
personal guilt
love for others duty to God |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_II
external internal ambiguous |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
well-received
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced later literature
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| gptkbp:filmography |
1953
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| gptkbp:genre |
fiction
|
| gptkbp:influences |
Catholicism
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Greene's_experiences_in_Africa
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| gptkbp:ISBN |
978-0-14-243794-2
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
Scobie
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| gptkbp:motif |
faith
sacrifice guilt |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
stream of consciousness
third-person |
| gptkbp:pageCount |
256
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
existentialism
nihilism moral relativism |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
1948
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| gptkbp:publisher |
Heinemann
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
1940s |
| gptkbp:style |
realism
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
love
betrayal duty |
| gptkbp:theme |
moral conflict
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| gptkbp:userDemographics |
thought-provoking
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