John Courteney Boot
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John Courteney Boot is a fictional novelist and war correspondent in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Scoop," serving as a parody of fashionable literary journalists of the interwar period.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novelist ⓘ satirical character ⓘ war correspondent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Scoop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fleet Street journalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalActivity | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | celebrity journalist culture ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Scoop (1938 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialPurpose |
critique of press sensationalism
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satire of literary pretension ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMiddleName | Courteney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Boot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFictionalCounterpartOf | real-world literary journalists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementSatirized | fashionable literary culture ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | satirical device ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
novelist
ⓘ
war correspondent ⓘ |
| parodies |
fashionable literary journalists
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interwar period journalists ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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