A Week in December

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A Week in December is a contemporary novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves the lives of several Londoners over the course of one week, exploring themes of finance, terrorism, and modern urban life.

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instanceOf literary work
novel
author Sebastian Faulks
containsPlotElement dinner party bringing characters together
financial speculation on credit derivatives
online virtual reality game addiction
planned terrorist attack in London
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre contemporary fiction
satirical novel
social novel
hasISBN 9780091794453
hasMediaType audiobook
hardcover
paperback
print
hasPageCountApprox 400
literaryAllusion Charles Dickens
mainCharacter Finbar Veals
Gabriel Northwood
Hassan al-Rashid
Jenni Fortune
John Veals
R. Tranter
Sophie Topping
narrativePerspective third-person narration
narrativeStructure multiple interwoven storylines
notableFor depiction of pre-crisis financial markets
panoramic portrait of London society
originalLanguage English
protagonistOccupation barrister
footballer
hedge fund manager
literary critic
tube driver
publicationDate 2009
publisher Hutchinson
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
settingTime early 21st century
one week in December
theme Islamist terrorism
celebrity culture
contemporary urban life
global finance
media culture
mental health
moral responsibility
multiculturalism
religion and faith

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