The Children’s Bach
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The Children’s Bach is a critically acclaimed short novel by Australian writer Helen Garner that intricately portrays the tensions and emotional undercurrents within a small Melbourne family and their circle of friends.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Children’s Bach canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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short novel ⓘ |
| author | Helen Garner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arthur
ⓘ
Arthur and Elizabeth’s sons ⓘ Billy ⓘ Elizabeth ⓘ Philip ⓘ Vicki ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Athena
ⓘ
Dexter ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | short length ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of Helen Garner’s most admired works ⓘ |
| inLiteraryCanon | contemporary Australian literature ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Cosmo Cosmolino ⓘ |
| motif | music ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | small Melbourne family and their circle of friends ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of family tensions and emotional undercurrents ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Australia ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | McPhee Gribble ⓘ |
| setIn | Melbourne ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | short, compressed narrative ⓘ |
| style |
elliptical narration
ⓘ
spare prose ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
communication and miscommunication
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disruption of domestic routines ⓘ emotional isolation ⓘ family life ⓘ marriage and infidelity ⓘ parenthood ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | music of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
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