El atroz redentor Lazarus Morell
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"El atroz redentor Lazarus Morell" is a short fictionalized biographical sketch by Jorge Luis Borges that recounts the life and crimes of a ruthless con man who exploits and betrays enslaved people in the American South.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalized biographical sketch
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literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical criminal Lazarus Morell ⓘ |
| collectionTheme | infamy and notorious figures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
enslaved people in the American South
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fraudulent liberation schemes ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
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fiction ⓘ infamy tale ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Atrocious Redeemer Lazarus Morell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonist | Lazarus Morell himself NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of Historia universal de la infamia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
North American crime histories
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popular chronicles of outlaws ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | Borgesian ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lazarus Morell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
mixing fact and fiction
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pseudo-biographical account ⓘ |
| originalTitle | El atroz redentor Lazarus Morell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historia universal de la infamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRole |
con man
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criminal ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookEdition | Editorial Tor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
confidence schemes
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crime ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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deception ⓘ exploitation ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ slavery ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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macabre ⓘ moralistic ⓘ |
| workLength | short ⓘ |
| workType | short prose piece ⓘ |
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