The Circle
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The Circle is a dystopian novel by Dave Eggers that critiques surveillance, social media culture, and the erosion of privacy within a powerful tech corporation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | The Circle (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedIntoFilmYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| author | Dave Eggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
erosion of privacy
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social media overexposure ⓘ surveillance culture ⓘ tech monopolies ⓘ |
| fictionalCorporation | The Circle (company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | James Ponsoldt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Emma Watson
NERFINISHED
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John Boyega NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Every NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-35139-3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mae Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | critique of big tech and surveillance ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 504 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mae Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013-10-08 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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McSweeney's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelPublicationYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | near future ⓘ |
| setting |
California
NERFINISHED
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The Circle campus ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity
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corporate power ⓘ data collection ⓘ digital identity ⓘ loss of privacy ⓘ social media culture ⓘ surveillance ⓘ surveillance capitalism ⓘ technological utopianism ⓘ transparency ideology ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Dave Eggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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