Life Before Man

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Life Before Man is a 1979 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood that explores complex relationships, identity, and emotional disconnection within a troubled love triangle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
novel
author Margaret Atwood
countryOfOrigin Canada
exploresTheme emotional disconnection
existential anxiety
identity
infidelity
marital breakdown
followedBy Bodily Harm
genre literary fiction
psychological fiction
hasForm prose
hasISBN 9780771008134
hasMedium print
hasSubject family dynamics
love triangle
personal autonomy
language English
literaryMovement contemporary Canadian literature
mainCharacter Elizabeth
Lesje
Nate
narrativePerspective multiple viewpoints
notableFor depiction of complex relationships
portrayal of emotional alienation
pageCountApproximate 300
partOfAuthorOeuvre Margaret Atwood bibliography
precededBy Lady Oracle
publicationYear 1979
publisher McClelland and Stewart
setInLocation Toronto
setInPeriod 1970s

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Lady Oracle followedBy Life Before Man
Margaret Atwood notableWork Life Before Man
Bodily Harm precededBy Life Before Man