debut novel Western Lane
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Western Lane is the acclaimed debut novel by Chetna Maroo, a spare and emotionally resonant coming-of-age story centered on a young squash player navigating grief and family tensions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| debut novel Western Lane canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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debut novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Chetna Maroo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasDebutStatusForAuthor | Chetna Maroo ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780374604162 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| longlistedFor |
Booker Prize
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surface form:
2023 Booker Prize
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| mainCharacter | Gopi ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of grief in adolescence
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portrayal of sport as emotional outlet ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 160 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupationOrRole | young squash player ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Picador ⓘ |
| setting |
United Kingdom
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squash courts ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Booker Prize
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surface form:
2023 Booker Prize
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| style |
emotionally resonant
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spare prose ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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grief ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ sibling dynamics ⓘ |
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