The Demolished Man
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The Demolished Man is a classic 1953 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester that blends noir crime with telepathy in a future society and is widely regarded as a landmark of the genre.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | radio adaptation on Dimension X (planned but not produced as aired episode) ⓘ |
| author | Alfred Bester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
crime and detection
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psychological manipulation ⓘ social control ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Richard Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
frequently cited in lists of best science fiction novels
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widely acclaimed by science fiction critics ⓘ |
| deuteragonistRole | Lincoln Powell is a telepathic police prefect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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noir ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Barbara D'Courtney
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Duffy Wyg& ⓘ Maria Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-679-74209-4 ⓘ |
| includedInList | SF Masterworks series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later science fiction dealing with telepathy and psi powers ⓘ |
| inspired | unproduced film and television adaptation attempts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early exploration of telepathy in SF
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landmark of science fiction genre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ben Reich
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Lincoln Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableAs | first novel to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
premeditated murder in a world where telepaths police crime
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use of a jingle to block telepathic detection ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Ben Reich is a powerful industrialist who plans a murder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Shasta Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | future society ⓘ |
| structure | combines detective story with science fiction ⓘ |
| style |
experimental typography and layout in some editions
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noir-influenced ⓘ |
| subgenre | telepathy fiction ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 24th century (approximate, future era) ⓘ |
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