The Twyborn Affair

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatrical_performances
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1990
gptkbp:author gptkb:Patrick_White
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Maggie_Kirkpatrick
gptkb:John_Waters
gptkb:Sophie_Lee
gptkb:John_Mc_Callum
gptkb:John_Derum
gptkb:Peter_Carroll
gptkbp:character_arc search for belonging
exploration of sexuality
Evelyn's journey of self-discovery
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
social conflict
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Hanging_Garden
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Twyborn Affair
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkbp:influences postmodern literature
modernist literature
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-394-50012-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_significance reflects societal norms of the time
contributes to Australian literature
explores themes of identity and gender
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Evelyn_Twyborn
gptkbp:motif gptkb:deception
gptkb:transformation
gptkb:mask
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
gptkbp:notable_quote " Identity is a slippery thing."
" Truth is a matter of perspective."
" We are all actors in our own lives."
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:368
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:The_Eye_of_the_Storm
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1979
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:setting_time gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:style lyrical prose
gptkbp:symbolism the sea
the journey
the city
gptkbp:theme gptkb:identity
gptkb:society
gender
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patrick_White
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6