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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Walker_Percy
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:none
not adapted into film |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Walker_Percy
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| gptkbp:available_formats |
gptkb:book
ebook hardcover paperback |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Book_Award_for_Fiction
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| gptkbp:character_development |
Binx's existential crisis
Binx's introspection Binx's relationships |
| gptkbp:character_relationships |
Binx and Kate
Binx and his family Binx and his friends |
| gptkbp:characteristics |
Binx as an anti-hero
Kate's struggles with identity the role of family in Binx's life |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely acclaimed
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced Southern writers
|
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
referenced in popular culture
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Love_in_the_Ruins
|
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:philosopher
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
reflects 1960s America
post-World War II society Southern culture in the 20th century |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Moviegoer
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:literary_work
postmodern literature contemporary fiction |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:French_existentialists American literature |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:architect
gptkb:existentialism |
| gptkbp:is_critical_for |
examined in literary studies
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| gptkbp:isbn |
978-0-312-42780-0
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:main_character |
Binx Bolling
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| gptkbp:motif |
search for identity
disconnection from society |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
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| gptkbp:next_edition |
1961 Knopf edition
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" I am a moviegoer."
" The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life." |
| gptkbp:page_count |
192
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| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:1961
|
| gptkbp:published_year |
gptkb:1961
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
Knopf
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| gptkbp:reader_demographic |
considered a classic of American literature
discussed in book clubs popular among college students studied in academic settings analyzed in literary courses |
| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:The_Last_Gentleman
gptkb:The_Second_Coming gptkb:The_Thanatos_Syndrome |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:New_Orleans
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| gptkbp:significance |
examines the human condition
explores modern alienation |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
New Orleans as a character
movies as escape |
| gptkbp:theme |
search for meaning
|
| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:existentialism
search for meaning search for authenticity the role of cinema in life |