The Fatal Englishman
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The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fatal Englishman canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical work
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book ⓘ |
| author | Sebastian Faulks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs | group portrait of modern Englishness ⓘ |
| examines |
cost of talent and promise cut short
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myths of heroism and success in England ⓘ pressures of English public-school culture ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
20th-century British society
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ambition ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| focusesOn | early deaths of three Englishmen ⓘ |
| followedBy | Charlotte Gray ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780091779258 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | around 320 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British intelligence
ⓘ
surface form:
British intelligence services
Christopher Wood ⓘ Cold War journalism ⓘ Jeremy Wolfenden ⓘ Richard Hillary ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ art world of the 1920s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
fighter pilot
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interweaving three short biographies
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linking individual lives to national character ⓘ |
| numberOfBiographicalSubjects | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| precededBy | Birdsong ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectOfBiography |
Christopher Wood
ⓘ
Jeremy Wolfenden ⓘ Richard Hillary ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | about 10 years ⓘ |
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