Lessons
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Lessons is a 2022 novel by Ian McEwan that follows a man's life across decades of personal and historical upheaval, exploring memory, trauma, and the passage of time.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian McEwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
intersection of private life and public events
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long-term effects of childhood experiences ⓘ role of chance in life ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followsInCareerAfter | Machines Like Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsLifeOf | Roland Baines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | to be determined (varies by edition) ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
978-0-593-53520-2
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978-1-787-33488-8 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400-500 pages ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| includesHistoricalEvent |
COVID-19 pandemic
NERFINISHED
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Chernobyl disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of the Berlin Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roland Baines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of Ian McEwan ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Jonathan Cape
NERFINISHED
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Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Cold War era
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early 21st century ⓘ late 20th century ⓘ postwar Britain ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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family relationships ⓘ marriage ⓘ memory ⓘ parenthood ⓘ passage of time ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ political history ⓘ regret ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
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