James Branch Cabell

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James Branch Cabell was an American author best known for his ironic and fantastical novels set in the mythical province of Poictesme, particularly the once-controversial book "Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American writer
fantasy writer
human
novelist
almaMater College of William & Mary
burialPlace Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States
causeOfNotability contributions to American fantasy and satirical fiction
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
createdFictionalUniverse Poictesme
dateOfBirth 1879-04-14
dateOfDeath 1958-05-05
educatedAt College of William & Mary
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Cabell
fictionalSettingUsed Poictesme
fullName James Branch Cabell self-link
genre fantasy literature
romantic fiction
satire
speculative fiction
givenName James
hasInfluenced American fantasy literature
hasPartInSeries Biography of the Life of Manuel cycle
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement literary modernism
notableFor ironic and fantastical novels set in the mythical province of Poictesme
the once-controversial novel "Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice"
notableWork Domnei
Figures of Earth
Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice
The Cream of the Jest
The High Place
The Silver Stallion
occupation essayist
novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
religion Episcopalian
residence Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Priscilla Bradley Shepherd
workLocation Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
workPeriod early 20th century
writingStyle fantastical
ironic

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James Branch Cabell fullName James Branch Cabell self-link