The End of the World News
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The End of the World News is a genre-blending novel by Anthony Burgess that intertwines science fiction, historical narrative, and musical biography in a triptych structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genre-blending work
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorStyle |
experimental narrative
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intertextuality ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
apocalypse
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history ⓘ media and popular culture ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | Earthly Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Leon Trotsky
NERFINISHED
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Sigmund Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ fictional scientists observing a comet ⓘ |
| hasPart |
historical narrative set during the Russian Revolution
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musical biography of Sigmund Freud as a Broadway-style musical ⓘ science fiction storyline about a comet threatening Earth ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
end of civilization
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intersection of science and culture ⓘ role of art in society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | triptych structure ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
montage
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parallel narratives ⓘ pastiche ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 350–400 pages ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Broadway theatre world
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early 20th-century Europe ⓘ near-future Earth ⓘ |
| structure | three-part narrative ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Anthony Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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