The Neon Bible
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The Neon Bible is a posthumously published coming-of-age novel by American author John Kennedy Toole, depicting a boy’s struggle with isolation and religious hypocrisy in the rural American South.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Neon Bible canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ posthumously published work ⓘ |
| author | John Kennedy Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Neon Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adolescence
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family conflict ⓘ isolation ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ social intolerance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Terence Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
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coming-of-age fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Neon Bible (1995 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
David’s aunt Mae
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David’s father ⓘ David’s mother ⓘ local preacher ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
church revivals
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music and radio ⓘ train travel ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed critical reception ⓘ |
| hasRelationToAuthor | early work of John Kennedy Toole GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Protestant fundamentalism
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poverty ⓘ religion in the American South ⓘ war and its effects ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being written when the author was a teenager
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depicting religious extremism in a small Southern town ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| posthumous | true ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Confederacy of Dunces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | rural American South ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| writtenByAtAge | 16 ⓘ |
| writtenYear | 1954 ⓘ |
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