Everyman
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Everyman is a 2006 short novel by Philip Roth that meditates on aging, illness, and mortality through the life story of an unnamed advertising executive.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Everyman canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ short novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip Roth ⓘ |
| awarded | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
protagonist confronting his physical decline
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protagonist reflecting on failed marriages ⓘ protagonist reflecting on relationships with children ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Howie (protagonist's brother)
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protagonist's daughter Nancy ⓘ protagonist's estranged sons ⓘ protagonist's first wife ⓘ protagonist's second wife ⓘ protagonist's third wife ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Chip Kidd ⓘ |
| followedBy | Exit Ghost ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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novella ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | American novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unnamed advertising executive ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aging
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death ⓘ illness ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| motif |
hospital and medical procedures
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jewelry workshop ⓘ the sea and beach ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| openingEvent | funeral of the protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountFirstEdition | 182 ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip Roth later works ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Plot Against America ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | advertising executive ⓘ |
| protagonistReligionOrCulture | Jewish American ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| setting |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear chronology ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory |
20th century
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early 21st century ⓘ |
| titleReference |
Everyman
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surface form:
medieval morality play Everyman
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