In the Beauty of the Lilies
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In the Beauty of the Lilies is a 1996 novel by John Updike that traces four generations of an American family while exploring themes of faith, celebrity, and the influence of cinema on modern life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In the Beauty of the Lilies canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
American popular culture
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influence of cinema on modern life ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| follows | Memories of the Ford Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alma DeMott
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Wilmot NERFINISHED ⓘ Clark Wilmot NERFINISHED ⓘ Esther Wilmot NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Wilmot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679441018 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
realist prose
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third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | around 500 pages ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Clarence Wilmot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American suburbs
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Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ evangelical movements ⓘ religious vocation ⓘ silent film era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American family life
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celebrity ⓘ cinema ⓘ faith ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | four generations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the rise of cinema
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interweaving of film history with family history ⓘ portrayal of declining religious faith in America ⓘ |
| partOf | John Updike bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Toward the End of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| structure | multi-generational family saga ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from the hymn "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" ⓘ |
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