The Chemistry of Tears
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The Chemistry of Tears is a 2012 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that intertwines themes of grief, technology, and obsession through the story of a museum conservator reconstructing a mysterious 19th-century automaton.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | Henry Brandling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Faber and Faber design team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | 19th-century automaton ⓘ |
| followedBy | Amnesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasDedication | to Alison Summers ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780571279974 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | PR9619.3.C36 C48 2012 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
clockwork
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water and tears ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 759914936 ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
automata
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history of technology ⓘ museum conservation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardLonglisting | 2012 Man Booker Prize longlist ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | postmodern ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Catherine Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 288 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| plotElement | reconstruction of a mechanical duck automaton ⓘ |
| precededBy | Parrot and Olivier in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | museum conservator ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| theme |
faith and doubt
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grief ⓘ love ⓘ mechanization ⓘ mourning ⓘ obsession ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
19th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| writtenByNationality | Australian author ⓘ |
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