The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
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The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios is a collection of early short stories by Canadian author Yann Martel that blend inventive narrative structures with themes of mortality, identity, and human connection.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Yann Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkAlsoWrote |
Beatrice and Virgil
NERFINISHED
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Life of Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ Self ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| explores |
construction of personal narratives
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ethical questions around death ⓘ |
| followedBy | Self (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short stories ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | varies by edition ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Manners of Dying
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The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, by the American Composer John Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vita Aeterna Mirror Company: Mirrors to Last till Kingdom Come NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReprint | Vintage Canada edition ⓘ |
| hasShortStoryCount | 4 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | Yann Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
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metafictional elements ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early work of Yann Martel
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inventive narrative structures ⓘ |
| precededBy | Seven Stories (Yann Martel chapbook) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Knopf Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | various locations ⓘ |
| subject |
execution
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memory ⓘ music ⓘ terminal illness ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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friendship ⓘ human connection ⓘ identity ⓘ illness ⓘ mortality ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| titleStorySetting | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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