Flaubert's Parrot
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Flaubert's Parrot is a postmodern novel by Julian Barnes that blends literary criticism, biography, and fiction as it explores the life and legacy of Gustave Flaubert through an obsessive narrator.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metafiction
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Julian Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardShortlist | Booker Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardShortlistYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| centralSubject | Gustave Flaubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legacy of Gustave Flaubert
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life of Gustave Flaubert ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ed Winterton
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Braithwaite NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Cope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780224016408 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gustave Flaubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
biographical entries
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essayistic chapters ⓘ intertextuality ⓘ pastiches ⓘ questionnaires ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Geoffrey Braithwaite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| motif |
multiple parrots allegedly associated with Flaubert
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stuffed parrot ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending criticism, biography, and fiction
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innovative narrative form ⓘ |
| partOf | postmodern British literature ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | retired English doctor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
France
NERFINISHED
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Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
fragmentary
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
biography
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fiction and reality ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ obsession ⓘ the elusiveness of truth ⓘ the nature of authorship ⓘ |
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