Godric
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Godric is a 1980 historical novel by Frederick Buechner that fictionalizes the life and spiritual journey of the medieval English saint Godric of Finchale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Godric canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Frederick Buechner ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by literary critics ⓘ |
| followedByInAuthorOeuvre | Brendan ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian fiction
ⓘ
biographical novel ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aedlred
ⓘ
Burcwen ⓘ Ethelyn ⓘ
surface form:
Hedwic
Perkin ⓘ Reginald of Durham ⓘ William ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern Christian literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
asceticism
ⓘ
grace ⓘ hermit life ⓘ medieval Christianity ⓘ memory and storytelling ⓘ moral struggle ⓘ saintliness ⓘ |
| includedIn | Frederick Buechner bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Christian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| notableFor | fictionalizing the life of the medieval English saint Godric of Finchale ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 200–250 pages ⓘ |
| precededByInAuthorOeuvre | The Entrance to Porlock ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ⓘ
surface form:
Atheneum
|
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| settingPlace | England ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
hermit
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ pilgrim ⓘ |
| subjectReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian spirituality
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carl Frederick Buechner