Gift from the Sea
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Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection → |
| author |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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| bestsellerStatus |
bestselling book in the United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| genre |
feminist literature
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non-fiction → spiritual literature → |
| hasAudience |
readers interested in personal growth
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readers interested in spirituality → women readers → |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover → paperback → |
| hasPart |
chapters named after different seashells
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| influenced |
later works on women's spirituality
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popular discourse on work–life balance → |
| intendedMessage |
encouragement of solitude for personal renewal
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reassessment of women's roles and expectations → |
| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
essays
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| literaryMovement |
mid-20th-century American literature
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| mainSubject |
contemplation
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inner peace → self-discovery → solitude → women's lives → |
| mediaType |
print
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableFor |
bestseller status
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reflective meditations on women's inner lives → use of shells as symbolic devices → |
| publicationDate |
1955
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| publisher |
Pantheon Books
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| relatedWork |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh's diaries and letters
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| setting |
seaside retreat
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| theme |
balance between solitude and relationships
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creative renewal → role of women in mid-20th-century society → simplicity → spiritual growth → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
mid-20th century
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| tone |
introspective
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lyrical → meditative → |
| usesMetaphor |
seashells
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seashore → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh → |
notableWork |