Life’s Lottery
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Life’s Lottery is an experimental interactive novel by Kim Newman that presents a man’s life as a branching, choose-your-own-adventure narrative exploring fate, choice, and alternate realities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life’s Lottery canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental fiction work
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interactive novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Kim Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alternate realities
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choice ⓘ consequences of decisions ⓘ fate ⓘ free will ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| containsElement |
alternate life paths
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possible deaths of the protagonist ⓘ possible successes and failures in career and relationships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
branching timelines
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reader as participant in character’s fate ⓘ the impact of small decisions on life outcomes ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
interactive fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ metafiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasEndingCountApproximate | dozens of distinct endings ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalAspect | questions the nature of authorship and control ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalAspect |
examines determinism versus free will
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questions whether a single life story can be definitive ⓘ |
| hasReprint | later paperback editions ⓘ |
| hasStructure | numbered sections with decision points ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a notable work in experimental narrative fiction
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noted for applying gamebook structure to an adult literary novel ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat |
branching narrative
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second-person perspective ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
choose-your-own-adventure structure
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multiple endings ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | complex branching structure unusual in mainstream novels ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 400 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Keith Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | ordinary Englishman whose life branches through reader choices ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Anno Dracula
NERFINISHED
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The Quorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | 20th-century England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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