Mantissa
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Mantissa is a postmodern novel by John Fowles that playfully explores themes of creativity, authorship, and the relationship between writer and muse.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mantissa canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | John Fowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Erato is a muse figure
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Miles Green is a writer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
boundaries between fiction and reality
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construction of literary characters ⓘ role of the author in meaning‑making ⓘ sexuality as part of artistic inspiration ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Maggot ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780224020469 ⓘ |
| hasPart | extended dialogues between writer and muse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
breaking the fourth wall
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intertextuality ⓘ self‑referential narration ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Erato
NERFINISHED
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Miles Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
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playful ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly self‑conscious narrative form
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minimal cast of characters ⓘ philosophical dialogue about art and writing ⓘ |
| pageCount | around 200 pages ⓘ |
| partOf | John Fowles bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Daniel Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | hospital room ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue‑driven ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
authorship
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creativity ⓘ metafictional self‑reflection ⓘ nature of artistic inspiration ⓘ power dynamics between author and character ⓘ relationship between writer and muse ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
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