Un Barrage contre le Pacifique

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marguerite_Duras
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
film and theater
gptkbp:author gptkb:Marguerite_Duras
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character the villagers
the father
the mother
the workers
the landowner
the brother
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:conflict mother-daughter relationship
economic struggle
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced French literature
gptkbp:genre autobiographical novel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Un Barrage contre le Pacifique
gptkbp:impact French cinema
gptkbp:influenced post-colonial literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:French_New_Wave
gptkbp:influences gptkb:existentialism
gptkbp:inspiration Duras's childhood
gptkbp:isbn 978-2070368234
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Suzanne
gptkbp:motif gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
gptkb:displacement
nature
isolation
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
lyrical prose
gptkbp:notable_quote " The sea is a great teacher."
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:plot economic hardship
search for identity
struggle against nature
personal sacrifice
cultural clash
gptkbp:published_year 1950
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Éditions_de_Minuit
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2009
gptkb:2015
gptkbp:setting gptkb:French_Indochina
early 20th century
gptkbp:symbolism the sea
the wall
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Monarch
poverty
family relationships
gptkbp:title gptkb:The_Sea_Wall
gptkbp:translated_into English