Birdsong
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Birdsong is a bestselling historical novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves a passionate pre–World War I love affair with harrowing depictions of trench warfare on the Western Front.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
radio drama
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Sebastian Faulks ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestselling novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| features |
depictions of trench warfare
ⓘ
pre-war love affair ⓘ |
| followedBy | Charlotte Gray ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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romantic novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| includedIn | BBC Big Read list ⓘ |
| isbnExample | 9780099387916 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
intergenerational connection
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love ⓘ memory ⓘ trauma ⓘ war ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven timelines ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Isabelle Azaire
ⓘ
Jack Firebrace ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 500 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sebastian Faulks
ⓘ
surface form:
Sebastian Faulks French trilogy
|
| precededBy | The Girl at the Lion d'Or ⓘ |
| protagonist | Stephen Wraysford ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| setting |
France
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Western Front ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
World War I
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pre–World War I ⓘ |
| subject | tunnelling and mining warfare in WWI ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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