The Swimming-Pool Library

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation	gptkb:none
gptkbp:adapted_into	gptkb:none
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Alan_Hollinghurst
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Somerset_Maugham_Award
gptkbp:cover_artist	gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:critical_reception	positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact	gptkb:significant
gptkbp:followed_by	gptkb:The_Folding_Star
gptkbp:genre	literary fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Swimming-Pool Library
gptkbp:influences	gptkb:E._M._Forster gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkbp:isbn	978-0-330-32780-0
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:main_character	gptkb:William_Beckford
gptkbp:motif	gptkb:exploration gptkb:cultural_identity gptkb:cultural_heritage gptkb:art gptkb:betrayal gptkb:loss gptkb:Legacy gptkb:revelation gptkb:censorship gptkb:conflict gptkb:literature gptkb:youth gptkb:friendship gptkb:historical_context gptkb:memory gptkb:oppression gptkb:swimming_pool gptkb:tradition gptkb:rebellion gptkb:society freedom intimacy personal growth artistic expression isolation social commentary nostalgia self-discovery emotional depth modernity urban life power dynamics gender roles identity crisis artifice philosophical inquiry sexuality desire cultural critique sexual politics decadence transgression
gptkbp:narrative	first-person
gptkbp:page_count	320
gptkbp:published	gptkb:1988
gptkbp:publisher	gptkb:Picador
gptkbp:set_in	gptkb:London
gptkbp:setting	1980s Britain
gptkbp:style	lyrical
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:class gptkb:identity homosexuality
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Alan_Hollinghurst
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4