The Late George Apley

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The Late George Apley is a Pulitzer Prize–winning satirical novel by John P. Marquand, later adapted for the stage and screen, that gently mocks the rigid social conventions of Boston’s upper class.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feature film
novel
satirical novel
stage play
adaptationMedium cinema
stage
adaptedAs The Late George Apley (film) NERFINISHED
The Late George Apley (play) NERFINISHED
author John P. Marquand NERFINISHED
awardCategory Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (predecessor of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) NERFINISHED
awarded Pulitzer Prize for the Novel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely praised on publication
depicts Boston Brahmin culture
depictsClass upper class
fictionalForm mock biography
genre satire
social satire
hasCharacterType Boston Brahmin NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn later depictions of Boston Brahmin society
hasSubject New England traditions
family life
social status
includedIn American satirical literature canon
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
literaryStyle irony
realism
mainCharacter George Apley NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativeForm epistolary novel
narrativePerspective fictional editor-biographer
notableFor portrayal of Boston upper class
winning the Pulitzer Prize
originalLanguage English
placeInSeries standalone work
protagonist George Apley NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1937
publisher Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED
PulitzerPrizeYear 1938
settingLocation Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
settingRegion New England NERFINISHED
theme Boston upper-class society
social conventions
tradition versus change
timePeriodOfFiction early 20th century
late 19th century
tone gently satirical

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George S. Kaufman notableWork The Late George Apley
Taylor Holmes notableWork The Late George Apley
Florence Eldridge notableWork The Late George Apley
Richard Haydn notableWork The Late George Apley
this entity surface form: The Late George Apley (1947 film)
Daniel Fuchs notableWork The Late George Apley