The General
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The General is a 1936 novel by C. S. Forester that satirically portrays the incompetence and rigid mentality of a British general during World War I.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | C. S. Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Western Front
NERFINISHED
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trench warfare ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
satirical novel
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war novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
critical portrayal of World War I generalship
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focus on character study of a general rather than battlefield tactics ⓘ use of irony and understatement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
bureaucracy in wartime
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class and social status in the British Army ⓘ military incompetence ⓘ rigidity of military hierarchy ⓘ tragedy of trench warfare ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Herbert Curzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareer | C. S. Forester's early works on war and military life ⓘ |
| portrays |
incompetence of a British general
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rigid mentality of British high command ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British Army general ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
British military leadership in World War I
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conservative military doctrine ⓘ |
| settingConflict | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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