Lyndon

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Lyndon is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Girl with Curious Hair," that offers a fictionalized, introspective portrayal of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short story
author David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED
collectionPublicationYear 1989
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
fictionalCharacterDepicted Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
fictionalizedPortrayalOf Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
firstPublicationCollection Girl with Curious Hair NERFINISHED
genre literary fiction
political fiction
hasTheme American politics
historical memory
intimacy and distance
morality in politics
personal loyalty
political power
public versus private identity
includedIn Girl with Curious Hair NERFINISHED
isFictionalWorkAbout Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
U.S. politics in the 1960s
language English
literaryMovement postmodern literature
literaryStyle experimental prose
metafictional elements
mainSubject Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
medium print
narrativeForm prose
narrativePerspective first-person narration
partOf David Foster Wallace bibliography
portrays Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED
publisherOfCollection W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 20th century
settingPlace United States NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
workOfAuthor David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED

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