S. (novel)
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S. is a 1988 epistolary novel by John Updike that satirically chronicles a New England woman’s spiritual and sexual awakening within a desert commune.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| S. (novel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistolary novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
protagonist’s break from conventional marriage
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search for spiritual fulfillment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
female autonomy
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religious hypocrisy ⓘ sexual liberation ⓘ |
| followedByInAuthorOeuvre | Rabbit at Rest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInAuthorOeuvre | Roger’s Version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary fiction
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satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | fictional letters ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle | satire ⓘ |
| hasISBN10 | 0394564350 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300 ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Sarah Worth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letters ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sarah Worth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | protagonist’s letters ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | epistolary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | John Updike bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| satirizes |
American upper-middle-class life
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New Age movements ⓘ spiritual communes ⓘ |
| setting |
New England
NERFINISHED
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desert commune ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
New Age spirituality
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cult dynamics ⓘ feminism ⓘ marriage and divorce ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workType | literary novel ⓘ |
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