The Ground Beneath Her Feet
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a 1999 novel by Salman Rushdie that reimagines the Orpheus and Eurydice myth within the world of rock music and global pop culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| author |
Salman Rushdie
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| basedOn |
myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| followedBy |
Fury
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| genre |
fiction
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magic realism → mythic fiction → |
| hasCoverArtist |
Chip Kidd
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| hasMainCharacter |
Ormus Cama
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Vina Apsara → |
| hasMotif |
alternate realities
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earthquakes → rock and roll → |
| hasNarrator |
Umeed Rai
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| hasPlaceInStory |
Bombay
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London → New York City → |
| hasTheme |
celebrity culture
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fame → globalization → identity → loss → love → migration → music → myth and modernity → |
| inspiredSong |
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by U2
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| ISBN |
0-224-05029-2
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| language |
English
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| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback → print → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableFor |
blend of myth, pop culture, and magic realism
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reimagining the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in a rock music context → |
| pageCount |
575
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| partOf |
Salman Rushdie bibliography
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| precededBy |
The Moor's Last Sigh
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| publicationDate |
1999
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| publisher |
Henry Holt and Company
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Jonathan Cape → |
| setInPeriod |
second half of the 20th century
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| setting |
global pop culture
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world of rock music → |
| titleTakenFrom |
song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Salman Rushdie
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Salman Rushdie → |
notableWork |
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The Moor's Last Sigh
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followedBy |