Elmwood Springs
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Elmwood Springs is a small, close-knit fictional American town created by Fannie Flagg and used as the setting for several of her interconnected novels.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional town
ⓘ
literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Fannie Flagg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToSeries | Elmwood Springs novels by Fannie Flagg ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Fannie Flagg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
American domestic fiction
ⓘ
Southern literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Midwestern atmosphere
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close-knit community ⓘ small town ⓘ |
| hasFictionalState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeScope | covers multiple decades of town history ⓘ |
| hasNotableLocation |
Elmwood Springs Baptist Church
NERFINISHED
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Elmwood Springs cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmwood Springs town square NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Street NERFINISHED ⓘ local radio station WDIS ⓘ |
| influences | characters’ values and identities ⓘ |
| languageOfFiction | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyleContext |
humorous storytelling
ⓘ
nostalgic tone ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Fannie Flagg fictional universe ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | interconnected setting for multiple novels ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | anchor for recurring characters and families ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
friendly town
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traditional American community ⓘ |
| recurringTheme |
community life
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intergenerational relationships ⓘ small-town American culture ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
20th century
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early 21st century ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven
NERFINISHED
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Fannie Flagg’s Elmwood Springs series NERFINISHED ⓘ Standing in the Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Whole Town’s Talking NERFINISHED ⓘ Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! ⓘ |
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