Of the Farm
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Of the Farm is a short 1965 novel by American author John Updike that explores family tensions, memory, and identity during a son’s visit to his widowed mother’s rural Pennsylvania farm.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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short novel ⓘ |
| author | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | John Hoyer Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | relationship between a son and his widowed mother ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresConcept |
generational conflict
ⓘ
personal memory ⓘ rural versus urban values ⓘ self-identity ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApproximate | short-length novel ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistMaritalStatus | remarried man ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | advertising executive ⓘ |
| hasStructure | single-volume work ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
protagonist’s second wife
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protagonist’s widowed mother ⓘ protagonist’s young son ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | son visiting his widowed mother ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family tensions
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | early novel by John Updike ⓘ |
| primarySettingType | family farm ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | rural Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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