A Hologram for the King
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A Hologram for the King is a 2012 novel by Dave Eggers that follows a struggling American businessman in Saudi Arabia as he attempts to secure a lucrative IT contract while confronting economic decline and personal failure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Hologram for the King canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Tom Tykwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| adaptationStar | Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Dave Eggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cross-cultural encounter
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economic decline ⓘ globalization ⓘ middle-class anxiety ⓘ outsourcing ⓘ personal failure ⓘ the American Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Death of a Salesman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Jessica Hische NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | holographic teleconferencing system ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
global business practices
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post-recession American economy ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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novel of globalization ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | A Hologram for the King (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
business ethics
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cross-cultural communication ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-1936365746 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
satirical elements
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spare prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alan Clay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | realist fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 320 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | follows Zeitoun in Dave Eggers's bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American salesman travels to Saudi Arabia to pitch a holographic teleconferencing system to the king while facing financial and personal troubles. ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | American ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | businessman ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | McSweeney's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | McSweeney's Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
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