The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

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gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation none
gptkbp:artMovement metaphor
rich prose
gptkbp:associatedWith complex
gptkbp:author gptkb:David_Mitchell
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:character gptkb:Jacob_de_Zoet
Nagasaki_officials
gptkbp:characterArc transformation_of_Jacob_de_Zoet
gptkbp:characterDevelopment gptkb:Jacob_de_Zoet
self-discovery
gptkbp:characterTraits naivety
love and duty
interpersonal conflicts
gptkbp:conflict East-West_relations
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
explores colonialism
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Japanese_customs
gptkbp:culturalImpact increased_interest_in_Japanese_history
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:culturalSignificance bridges cultures
gptkbp:description multi-dimensional characters
gptkbp:flavorProfile reflective
gptkbp:followedBy Cloud Atlas
gptkbp:genre historical fiction
gptkbp:historicalContext early 19th century Japan
gptkbp:historicalFigures none
gptkbp:historicalPeriod well-researched
Nagasaki_in_the_18th_century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
gptkbp:influenced identity
gptkbp:influences Japanese_culture
gptkbp:inspiration historical events
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0340921534
gptkbp:isPromotedBy water
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Jacob_de_Zoet
gptkbp:motif forbidden love
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
non-linear
omniscient narrator
gptkbp:pageCount 480
gptkbp:plot redemption
unexpected developments
a_Dutch_clerk's_experiences_in_Japan
gptkbp:publishedBy 2010
gptkbp:publisher Sceptre
gptkbp:setIn Nagasaki
gptkbp:setting Dejima
richly detailed
gptkbp:style lyrical
gptkbp:symbolism Dejima
gptkbp:symbolizes letters
gptkbp:theme loyalty
cultural_exchange
gptkbp:timePeriod 1799-1800
gptkbp:userDemographics mixed reviews
adult readers
thought-provoking