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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical work
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book → |
| author |
Sebastian Faulks
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticalReception |
generally positive
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| describedAs |
group portrait of modern Englishness
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| 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
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| followedBy |
Charlotte Gray
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| genre |
biography
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non-fiction → |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover → paperback → |
| hasISBN |
9780091779258
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| hasPageCount |
around 320
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| hasSubject |
British intelligence services
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Christopher Wood → Cold War journalism → Jeremy Wolfenden → Richard Hillary → Royal Air Force → art world of the 1920s → |
| language |
English
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| literaryStyle |
narrative non-fiction
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| mainCharacterOccupation |
fighter pilot
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journalist → painter → |
| mediaType |
print
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| notableFor |
interweaving three short biographies
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linking individual lives to national character → |
| numberOfBiographicalSubjects |
3
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| placeOfPublication |
London
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| precededBy |
Birdsong
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| publicationYear |
1996
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| publisher |
Hutchinson
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| settingPeriod |
20th century
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| subjectOfBiography |
Christopher Wood
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Jeremy Wolfenden → Richard Hillary → |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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| timeToWrite |
about 10 years
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Sebastian Faulks
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