The Wild Things
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The Wild Things is a novel by Dave Eggers that reimagines and expands upon Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Dave Eggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOtherWorks |
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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You Shall Know Our Velocity! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| expandsUpon | Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy novel ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationContext | film Where the Wild Things Are (2009) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | book ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | inner life of Max ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding a classic children's picture book into a full-length novel
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psychological exploration of Max ⓘ |
| publicationType | print ⓘ |
| publisher | McSweeney's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reimagines | Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009 film)
NERFINISHED
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Where the Wild Things Are (picture book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
contemporary world
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island of the Wild Things ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adults
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
anger
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childhood ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ imagination ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
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