The Swimming-Pool Library

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation none
gptkbp:artMovement none
metaphor
analyzed extensively
explores gay identity
gptkbp:associatedWith complicated
gptkbp:author gptkb:Alan_Hollinghurst
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:character gptkb:William_Beckford
gptkbp:characterArc transformation
gptkbp:characterDevelopment complex
gptkbp:characterTraits self-destructive
gptkbp:conflict internal
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalHeritage frequent
gptkbp:culturalImpact significant
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important
gptkbp:description rich
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Line_of_Beauty
gptkbp:genre literary fiction
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-war_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Swimming-Pool Library
gptkbp:impact notable
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:E.M._Forster
gptkbp:influenceOn significant
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkbp:inspiration personal experiences
self-discovery
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0747541554
gptkbp:language English
witty
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:William_Beckford
gptkbp:motif water
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
stream of consciousness
gptkbp:pageCount 256
gptkbp:plot explores relationships
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Bloomsbury_Publishing
gptkbp:relatedTo LGBT literature
gptkbp:releaseYear 1988
gptkbp:setting gptkb:London
1980s
gptkbp:style modernism
lyrical
gptkbp:symbol swimming pool
gptkbp:symbolism swimming pool
gptkbp:thematicElement identity
gptkbp:theme homosexuality
gptkbp:userDemographics high
thought-provoking
gptkbp:visitors first-person