A Child of the Century

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autobiographical memoir

A Child of the Century is the autobiographical memoir of American screenwriter, journalist, and novelist Ben Hecht, chronicling his life, career, and the cultural milieu of early 20th-century America.

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A Child of the Century canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autobiographical memoir ⓘ
about	American cultural history ⓘ immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ modernist literary culture ⓘ politics and society in early 20th-century America ⓘ theatre and film industry ⓘ
author	Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	Chicago journalism scene ⓘ New York literary circles ⓘ early Hollywood ⓘ
genre	autobiography ⓘ memoir ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupationAsSubject	journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	perceptions of American journalism in the early 1900s ⓘ understanding of early Hollywood history ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	anecdotal storytelling style ⓘ detailed portraits of contemporary writers and artists ⓘ reflection on the rise of mass media ⓘ
hasPerspective	subjective ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	first-person narrative ⓘ
literaryMovement	20th-century American literature ⓘ
mainSubject	career of Ben Hecht ⓘ early 20th-century American culture ⓘ journalism ⓘ life of Ben Hecht ⓘ literary life in the United States ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ
narrativeLocation	Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrays	Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
titleCharacter	Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ
workType	non-fiction ⓘ

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Ben Hecht → notableWork → A Child of the Century ⓘ