The Executioner’s Song
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The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction novel by Norman Mailer that chronicles the life, crimes, and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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| The Executioner's Song | 1 |
| The Executioner’s Song (1982 film) | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
nonfiction novel
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true crime book ⓘ |
| about |
executions by firing squad in Utah
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first U.S. execution after 1972–1976 death penalty moratorium ⓘ |
| author | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationPlace |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
biographical literature
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nonfiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Executioner’s Song
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surface form:
The Executioner’s Song (1982 film)
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| hasISBN | 0316544960 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Eastern Voices” section
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“Western Voices” section ⓘ |
| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
documentary novel
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reportage ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gary Gilmore
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Utah criminal justice system ⓘ capital punishment in the United States ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
crimes of Gary Gilmore
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life of Gary Gilmore ⓘ trial and execution of Gary Gilmore ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Gary Gilmore
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Nicole Baker ⓘ Vern Damico ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 1000 pages ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting |
Provo, Utah
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Salt Lake City ⓘ
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| theme |
American criminal justice system
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death penalty ⓘ media and crime ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ violence in American society ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1976 ⓘ |
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The Executioner’s Song (1982 film)
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Norman Mailer
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The Executioner's Song