A Month of Sundays
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A Month of Sundays is a 1975 novel by John Updike that satirically explores faith, sexuality, and hypocrisy through the confessional diary of a disgraced minister sent to a desert rehabilitation center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Month of Sundays canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| exploresTopic |
American Protestantism
NERFINISHED
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adultery ⓘ clergy misconduct ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Roger’s Version
NERFINISHED
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S. (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
clergy
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patients ⓘ psychiatric staff ⓘ |
| hasForm | confessional diary ⓘ |
| hasFormFactor |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
comic
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confessional ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
erotically preoccupied
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introspective ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Scarlet Letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
faith
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hypocrisy ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intertextual engagement with The Scarlet Letter
NERFINISHED
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satirical treatment of religion ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Scarlet Letter trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | minister ⓘ |
| protagonistStatus | disgraced minister ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
American desert
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desert rehabilitation center ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenBy | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.