The Big Nowhere
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The Big Nowhere is a dark, complex crime novel by James Ellroy set in 1950s Los Angeles, blending police procedural, political conspiracy, and noir elements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ police procedural novel ⓘ |
| author | James Ellroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | L.A. Confidential NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Black Dahlia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ noir fiction ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasTone |
complex
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dark ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | neo-noir ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Buzz Meeks
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Danny Upshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Mal Considine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | James Ellroy bibliography ⓘ |
| publisher | The Mysterious Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | L.A. Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| theme |
McCarthyism
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moral ambiguity ⓘ organized crime ⓘ police corruption ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
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