Creation
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Creation is a historical novel by Gore Vidal that follows a Persian diplomat in the 5th century BCE as he encounters major ancient civilizations and religious thinkers, exploring the origins of Eastern and Western philosophies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creation canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author | Gore Vidal ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
comparative religion
ⓘ
cultural relativism ⓘ nature of truth and history ⓘ origins of Eastern and Western philosophies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsReligion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ early Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| exploresPhilosophicalTradition |
Eastern philosophy
ⓘ
Western philosophy ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha
Confucius ⓘ Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
Pericles ⓘ Socrates ⓘ Xerxes I ⓘ Zoroaster ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| followedByWork | Lincoln ⓘ |
| followsWork | Burr ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ancient civilizations
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history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ religious thought ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Narratives of Empire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cyrus Spitama ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | retrospective memoir ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending fictional memoir with historical events ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Narratives of Empire ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Persian diplomat ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
China
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Greece ⓘ India ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| settingTime |
5th century BCE
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Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Empire era
|
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