The Lost Father
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The Lost Father is a semi-autobiographical novel by Mona Simpson that follows a young woman’s search for the estranged father she has never known.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lost Father canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Mona Simpson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Abandonment
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Coming of age ⓘ Family relationships ⓘ Identity ⓘ Search for an estranged parent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | A young woman’s search for the father she has never known ⓘ |
| followsWorkBySameAuthor |
Anywhere but Here
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surface form:
Anywhere But Here
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| genre |
Fiction
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Literary fiction ⓘ Semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | Adult readers ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Estranged father of the protagonist
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Members of the protagonist’s extended family ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
Cultural displacement
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Intergenerational conflict ⓘ Search for family roots ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Estrangement
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Father–daughter relationship ⓘ Immigrant family experience ⓘ Search for origins ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | A young woman searching for her estranged father ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | First-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | Character-driven narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Exploration of complex family dynamics
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Semi-autobiographical elements drawn from Mona Simpson’s life ⓘ |
| partOf | Mona Simpson’s body of work ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| timePeriod | Late 20th century ⓘ |
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