Gun, with Occasional Music
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Gun, with Occasional Music is a dystopian science fiction noir novel by Jonathan Lethem that blends hardboiled detective tropes with surreal elements like evolved animals and hallucinogenic drugs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gun, with Occasional Music canonical | 3 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
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hardboiled detective novel ⓘ noir novel ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Lethem ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresElement |
anthropomorphic animals
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evolved animals ⓘ hallucinogenic drugs ⓘ hardboiled detective tropes ⓘ surreal elements ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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dystopian fiction ⓘ noir fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel-length work ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
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authoritarianism ⓘ corruption ⓘ identity ⓘ memory manipulation ⓘ social control ⓘ state surveillance ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Gun, with Occasional Music self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending noir and science fiction
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satirical depiction of future society ⓘ use of evolved animal characters ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| partOf | Jonathan Lethem bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | Conrad Metcalf ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
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surface form:
Harcourt Brace
|
| setting |
near-future Oakland
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near-future San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future ⓘ |
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Subject: Gun, with Occasional Music Description of subject: Gun, with Occasional Music is a dystopian science fiction noir novel by Jonathan Lethem that blends hardboiled detective tropes with surreal elements like evolved animals and hallucinogenic drugs.
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subject surface form:
Jonathan Lethem