Possession: A Romance
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Possession: A Romance is a Booker Prize–winning novel by A. S. Byatt that intertwines a contemporary literary mystery with the hidden love affair of two Victorian poets.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Possession: A Romance canonical | 7 |
| Possession | 3 |
| A. S. Byatt's novel Possession: A Romance | 1 |
| Possession: A Romance (1990 novel) | 1 |
| novel "Possession: A Romance" | 1 |
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Target entity: Possession: A Romance Context triple: [A. S. Byatt, notableWork, Possession: A Romance]
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Possession
"Possession" is a haunting, piano-driven song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its dark, obsessive lyrics and prominence on her 1993 album "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy."
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Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, forming the second part of his acclaimed Cairo Trilogy that explores family life and social change in early 20th-century Egypt.
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Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano is Malcolm Lowry’s acclaimed 1947 modernist novel set in Mexico on the Day of the Dead, following the tragic final day of an alcoholic British consul.
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D.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair is a 1999 romantic drama film, based on Graham Greene’s novel, about a passionate but doomed love affair set in World War II–era London.
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The Lover
The Lover is a 1992 French romantic drama film set in colonial Vietnam, adapted from Marguerite Duras’s semi-autobiographical novel and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Possession: A Romance Target entity description: Possession: A Romance is a Booker Prize–winning novel by A. S. Byatt that intertwines a contemporary literary mystery with the hidden love affair of two Victorian poets.
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A.
Possession
"Possession" is a haunting, piano-driven song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its dark, obsessive lyrics and prominence on her 1993 album "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy."
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B.
Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, forming the second part of his acclaimed Cairo Trilogy that explores family life and social change in early 20th-century Egypt.
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C.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano is Malcolm Lowry’s acclaimed 1947 modernist novel set in Mexico on the Day of the Dead, following the tragic final day of an alcoholic British consul.
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D.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair is a 1999 romantic drama film, based on Graham Greene’s novel, about a passionate but doomed love affair set in World War II–era London.
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E.
The Lover
The Lover is a 1992 French romantic drama film set in colonial Vietnam, adapted from Marguerite Duras’s semi-autobiographical novel and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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postmodern novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| author | A. S. Byatt ⓘ |
| awarded | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
authorship
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feminism ⓘ literary scholarship ⓘ love ⓘ obsession ⓘ possession ⓘ textual interpretation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalPoetCharacter |
Christabel LaMotte
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Randolph Henry Ash ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Neil LaBute ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLeadActor |
Aaron Eckhart
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Gwyneth Paltrow ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
campus novel
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historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ metafiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ romance fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Possession (2002 film) ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | A Romance ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Maud Bailey
NERFINISHED
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Roland Michell ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dual timeline narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of academic rivalry
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interweaving contemporary and Victorian narratives ⓘ pastiches of Victorian poetry ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 555 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
| setting |
Brittany
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England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Victorian era ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ late 20th century ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
embedded poems
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letters and diary entries ⓘ multiple narrative voices ⓘ |
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Subject: Possession: A Romance Description of subject: Possession: A Romance is a Booker Prize–winning novel by A. S. Byatt that intertwines a contemporary literary mystery with the hidden love affair of two Victorian poets.
Referenced by (13)
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