William Boot
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William Boot is the bumbling, nature-obsessed journalist protagonist of Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Scoop," sent abroad as an unlikely foreign correspondent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Boot canonical | 3 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Scoop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
incompetence in foreign reporting
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media sensationalism ⓘ satire of journalism ⓘ |
| basedIn | Boot Magna Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
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naive ⓘ nature-obsessed ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Daily Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | minor English gentry ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Scoop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1938 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
comic novel
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satire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic misadventures as a reporter
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misunderstanding foreign affairs ⓘ |
| occupation |
foreign correspondent
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journalist ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Scoop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentAs | war correspondent ⓘ |
| sentTo | Ishmaelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfMainStory | Ishmaelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization | nature writing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.