Close Quarters
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Close Quarters is a 1987 novel by William Golding that continues the seafaring adventures begun in Rites of Passage, exploring power, class, and human nature aboard a Napoleonic-era warship.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| To the Ends of the Earth trilogy | 0 |
| William Golding | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
class distinctions aboard ship
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naval discipline ⓘ shipboard society ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | To the Ends of the Earth universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fire Down Below NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
nautical fiction ⓘ sea story ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNobelLaureate | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Close Quarters
NERFINISHED
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Fire Down Below NERFINISHED ⓘ Rites of Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelationshipWith |
Fire Down Below
NERFINISHED
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Rites of Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authority
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class ⓘ human nature ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ power ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableWork | Close Quarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | To the Ends of the Earth trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rites of Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Edmund Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment |
sea voyage
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warship ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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