The Deer Park
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The Deer Park is a 1955 novel by American author Norman Mailer that satirically explores Hollywood, power, and moral corruption in postwar America.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| adaptedAs |
The Deer Park (stage play)
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| author |
Norman Mailer
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| contains |
autobiographical elements from Norman Mailer’s Hollywood experiences
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| explores |
compromise and integrity in artistic life
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military and entertainment complex → sexual politics → |
| followedBy |
An American Dream
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| genre |
fiction
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roman à clef → satirical novel → |
| hasCriticalReception |
controversial at time of publication
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later regarded as significant work in Mailer's oeuvre → |
| hasForm |
prose
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| hasISBN |
9780375700405 (later edition)
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| hasPageCount |
approx. 379 pages
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| hasSettingType |
Hollywood analog
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desert resort → |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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| hasTitleOrigin |
phrase referring to a hunting preserve for the powerful
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| literaryMovement |
postmodern literature
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| literaryStyle |
realist
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satirical → |
| mainCharacter |
Eitel
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Herman Teppis → Lulu Meyers → Sergius O'Shaughnessy → |
| medium |
print
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| narratorCharacter |
Sergius O'Shaughnessy
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| notableFor |
critique of American celebrity culture
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critique of the film industry → frank treatment of sex → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| precededBy |
Barbary Shore
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| publicationYear |
1955
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| publisher |
G.P. Putnam's Sons
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| setIn |
Desert resort town of Desert D'Or
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| theme |
Hollywood
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moral corruption → postwar America → power → |
| timePeriodInFiction |
post–World War II era
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| wasSubjectOf |
censorship controversy
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Referenced by (2)
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Advertisements for Myself
("The Deer Park (excerpt)")
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Norman Mailer
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