Billy Lynn
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Billy Lynn is the young U.S. Army soldier protagonist of Ben Fountain’s novel "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," whose brief stateside victory tour exposes the disconnect between civilian perceptions of war and its brutal reality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptation | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAwardOfWork |
National Book Award finalist
NERFINISHED
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction winner ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
pressure to perform patriotism
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tension between hero narrative and war trauma ⓘ |
| characterType | antiheroic soldier ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Ben Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| familyBackground | working-class Texas family ⓘ |
| familyName | Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalAge | 19 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 2012 ⓘ |
| fullName | William Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Billy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComrades |
Crack
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Dime ⓘ Holliday NERFINISHED ⓘ Mango NERFINISHED ⓘ Shroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Kathryn Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStateInFiction | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
satirical novel
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war novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Joe Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Ecco Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Specialist ⓘ |
| settingOfKeyScenes | Texas Stadium (fictionalized setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
civilian–military disconnect
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commercialization of patriotism ⓘ media representation of war ⓘ psychological impact of combat ⓘ |
| tourEvent | Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day football game ⓘ |
| tourLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourType | victory tour ⓘ |
| unit | Bravo Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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