Masters of Atlantis
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Masters of Atlantis is a satirical novel by Charles Portis that follows the absurd rise and fall of a secret fraternal order obsessed with dubious occult wisdom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Portis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralOrganization | Gnomon Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Paul Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalAssessment |
considered one of Charles Portis’s most eccentric works
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noted for its dry, understated comedy ⓘ |
| followedByWorkByAuthor | Gringos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWorkByAuthor | The Dog of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satire ⓘ |
| hasFictionalText | Codex Pappus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780394524825 ⓘ |
| hasReception | cult following ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | comic conspiracy narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
F.X. Ballard
NERFINISHED
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Lamar Jimmerson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Hen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
deadpan humor
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third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
ironic
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mock-serious ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 256 ⓘ |
| partOf | Charles Portis bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
absurdity of esoteric wisdom
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parody of occult societies ⓘ rise and fall of a secret fraternal order ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subject |
fraternal organizations in fiction
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occultism in popular culture ⓘ pseudoscience and esotericism ⓘ |
| theme |
American fringe movements
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credulity and gullibility ⓘ failure and decline ⓘ myth-making and pseudo-history ⓘ satire of secret societies ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
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