Pentimento: A Book of Portraits
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Pentimento: A Book of Portraits is Lillian Hellman’s acclaimed memoir composed of reflective, character-driven sketches that blend personal history with controversial recollections of people and events in her life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pentimento: A Book of Portraits canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
memoir
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationBasedOn | chapter "Julia" ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Julia (character)
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surface form:
Julia (1977 film)
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| author | Lillian Hellman ⓘ |
| authorGender | female ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
memoirist
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| controversy |
Julia (character)
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surface form:
questions about factual accuracy of "Julia"
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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biographical sketches ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart | Julia (chapter) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American theater community
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European anti-fascist resistance ⓘ left-wing politics in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | collection of portraits ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
20th-century American intellectual life
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Hellman’s personal relationships ⓘ Lillian Hellman ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of memory and history
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character-driven portraits ⓘ controversial recollections ⓘ |
| periodCovered | Hellman’s early and middle life ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Boston ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
An Unfinished Woman
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Scoundrel Time ⓘ |
| settingTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | series of reflective sketches ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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memory and truth ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ political commitment ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | art term "pentimento" meaning traces of earlier painting ⓘ |
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