Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia
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Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia is a 1923 political novel by D. H. Lawrence that follows an English writer’s encounters with radical politics and national identity in post–World War I Australia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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political novel ⓘ |
| author | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
authoritarian movements
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loyalty and belonging ⓘ national identity ⓘ postwar disillusionment ⓘ radical politics ⓘ |
| follows | an English writer’s encounters with radical politics in Australia ⓘ |
| followsInPublication | Aaron’s Rod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist literature
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political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Kangaroo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Benjamin Cooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterAlias | Kangaroo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | controversial for its political content ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | none (first edition predates ISBN system) ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance |
important in studies of Lawrence’s political thought
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notable early English-language novel set in Australia ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Australian politics
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relationships and marriage ⓘ secret paramilitary organizations ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfAction | early 1920s ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | D. H. Lawrence’s 1922 visit to Australia ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Richard Lovat Somers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | D. H. Lawrence novels ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| precedesInPublication | The Boy in the Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher | Martin Secker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War I ⓘ |
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