The Girl at the Lion d'Or
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The Girl at the Lion d'Or is a historical novel by Sebastian Faulks set in 1930s provincial France, exploring love, betrayal, and the political tensions preceding World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Girl at the Lion d'Or canonical | 5 |
| The Girl at the Lion d’Or | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Sebastian Faulks ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | affair between Anne Louvet and Charles Hartmann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | A Fool's Alphabet ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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romantic fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
French history
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political ideology ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
interwar France
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political instability of the Third Republic ⓘ |
| languageStyle | literary prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
betrayal
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love ⓘ political tension ⓘ prelude to World War II ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Charles Hartmann
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Christine Hartmann ⓘ |
| motif |
class divisions
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corruption and compromise ⓘ memory of World War I ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pre–World War II French politics
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exploration of moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | French trilogy ⓘ |
| precedesInSeries | Birdsong ⓘ |
| protagonist | Anne Louvet ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| seriesBy | Sebastian Faulks ⓘ |
| settingPlace | provincial France ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sebastian Faulks
this entity surface form:
The Girl at the Lion d’Or