Molloy
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Molloy is a modernist novel by Samuel Beckett that follows two interlinked, often absurd and introspective narratives exploring identity, language, and existential uncertainty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Molloy canonical | 6 |
| Molloy (character) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Samuel Beckett bibliography ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Les Éditions de Minuit ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Malone Dies
ⓘ
L’Innommable ⓘ
surface form:
The Unnamable
|
| genre |
absurdist fiction
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existentialist fiction ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1951 novels
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Novels by Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780802144423 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Molloy’s narrative
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Moran’s narrative ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translation by Patrick Bowles and Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
James Joyce
ⓘ
existentialist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
minimalist prose
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jacques Moran
ⓘ
Molloy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Molloy (character)
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| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental narrative structure
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philosophical monologue ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguagePublisher | Les Éditions de Minuit ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Molloy self-link ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Trilogy ⓘ |
| publicationType | book ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed town ⓘ |
| structure | two-part narrative ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
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philosophical analysis ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of existence
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breakdown of narrative ⓘ existential uncertainty ⓘ identity ⓘ language ⓘ memory ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| tone |
bleakly comic
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introspective ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samuel Beckett
this entity surface form:
Molloy (character)