Nemesis
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Nemesis is a novel by Philip Roth that explores themes of fate, guilt, and moral responsibility through the story of a polio outbreak in 1940s Newark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nemesis canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip Roth ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
guilt over disease transmission
ⓘ
individual responsibility versus random fate ⓘ |
| centralEvent | polio outbreak ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
the impact of epidemic disease on a community
ⓘ
the limits of personal control ⓘ the problem of theodicy ⓘ the psychology of guilt ⓘ |
| follows | The Humbling ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780547336093 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
contagion
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innocence and blame ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 280 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitleAllusion | Nemesis (Greek goddess of retributive justice) ⓘ |
| includesDisease | poliomyelitis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th–early 21st century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
community
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disease ⓘ fate ⓘ fear ⓘ guilt ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Nemeses tetralogy ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Humbling ⓘ |
| protagonist | Bucky Cantor ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | playground director ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
morally conscientious
ⓘ
physically strong ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin
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surface form:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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| setDuring |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
|
| settingPlace |
Newark
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surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingTime | 1940s ⓘ |
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