The Silence of the Sea

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:theater
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:author gptkb:Vercors
gptkbp:character the narrator
the German officer
gptkbp:character_development the niece's perspective
the uncle's transformation
gptkbp:character_relationships German officer and the family
uncle and niece
gptkbp:conflict occupier vs. occupied
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact anti-fascist sentiment
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Resistance
collaborationism
gptkbp:director gptkb:Jean-Pierre_Melville
gptkbp:genre gptkb:novel
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:French_occupation
collaboration and resistance dynamics
World War II impact on France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Silence of the Sea
gptkbp:influence gptkb:French_literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:existentialism
surrealism
gptkbp:inspiration personal experiences of war
gptkbp:isbn 978-2-07-036823-0
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:metaphor
symbolism
irony
gptkbp:literary_movement post-war literature
gptkbp:mood somber
gptkbp:motif gptkb:ocean
silence
isolation
gptkbp:narrative subjective
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
stream of consciousness
internal monologue
dialogue-less scenes
gptkbp:notable_quote " Silence is the only response."
gptkbp:original_language gptkb:French
gptkbp:page_count 128
gptkbp:protagonist the uncle
the niece
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Éditions_de_Minuit
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1942
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1949
gptkbp:setting gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:setting_time 1940s
gptkbp:style minimalist
gptkbp:symbol the sea
the house
the silence
gptkbp:theme resistance
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michele_Oka_Doner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4