Ashenden: Or the British Agent
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"Ashenden: Or the British Agent" is a collection of interlinked short stories by W. Somerset Maugham that fictionalizes his experiences in British intelligence during World War I and is considered an early, influential work in the modern spy genre.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ spy fiction work ⓘ |
| author | W. Somerset Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
espionage fiction
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short stories ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Ashenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Ashenden stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ashenden: Or the British Agent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later 20th-century spy fiction
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realist tradition in espionage novels ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | W. Somerset Maugham's experiences as a British intelligence agent ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early influential work in the modern spy genre
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pioneering realistic depiction of espionage ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ashenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | interlinked short stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
episodic structure
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semi-autobiographical portrayal of intelligence work ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | British intelligence agent ⓘ |
| publicationForm | prose ⓘ |
| settingContext | British intelligence operations ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
realistic
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understated ⓘ |
| subject |
World War I espionage
NERFINISHED
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covert operations ⓘ intelligence services ⓘ spies ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy of intelligence services
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moral ambiguity in espionage ⓘ patriotism and duty ⓘ psychological impact of spying ⓘ |
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