Kane and Abel
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Kane and Abel is a bestselling novel by Jeffrey Archer that follows the intertwined lives and fierce rivalry of two men from vastly different backgrounds across much of the 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kane and Abel canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Kane & Abel (1985 miniseries) ⓘ |
| author | Jeffrey Archer ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | international bestseller ⓘ |
| centralConflict | lifelong rivalry between Kane and Abel ⓘ |
| characterOrigin |
William Lowell Kane is born into a wealthy Boston banking family
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Władek Koskiewicz is born in poverty in Poland ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Great Depression backdrop
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World War I backdrop ⓘ World War II backdrop ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followsLifeSpanOfCharacters | from birth to late adulthood ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fiction ⓘ historical novel ⓘ saga ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780340282263 ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Shall We Tell the President?
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The Prodigal Daughter ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeriesOrder | first book in the Kane and Abel series ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Florentyna Rosnovski
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William Lowell Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ Władek Koskiewicz ⓘ |
| marketReception | commercially successful ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual protagonist ⓘ |
| notableCharacterRelationship | father–daughter relationship between Abel and Florentyna ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intertwined life stories of two men from different backgrounds
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portrayal of American banking and hotel industries ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Kane and Abel series ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hodder & Stoughton ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Poland
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family saga
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immigrant experience ⓘ revenge ⓘ rivalry ⓘ social mobility ⓘ wealth and power ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1906–1970s ⓘ |
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