American Tabloid
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American Tabloid is a dark, intricately plotted crime novel by James Ellroy that explores the underbelly of American politics and organized crime leading up to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Tabloid canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | James Ellroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Time magazine Best Book of the Year (1995) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsEvent |
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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assassination of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| depictsOrganization |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Cold Six Thousand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ noir fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Cold Six Thousand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listedIn | TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conspiracy surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy
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organized crime ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multiple third-person perspectives ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
document inserts
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rapid scene shifts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense, staccato prose style
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intricate plotting ⓘ revisionist view of the Kennedy era ⓘ |
| partOf | Underworld USA Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Kemper Boyd
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Pete Bondurant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ward Littell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| series | Underworld USA Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1958–1963 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Cuba
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
American politics
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Cold War era ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ organized crime in the United States ⓘ |
| tone |
cynical
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dark ⓘ |
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