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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Deer Park canonical | 10 |
| The Deer Park (excerpt) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Deer Park (stage play) ⓘ |
| author | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| contains | autobiographical elements from Norman Mailer’s Hollywood experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
compromise and integrity in artistic life
ⓘ
military and entertainment complex ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| followedBy | An American Dream ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
roman à clef ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
controversial at time of publication
ⓘ
later regarded as significant work in Mailer's oeuvre ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780375700405 (later edition) ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approx. 379 pages ⓘ |
| hasSettingType |
Hollywood analog
ⓘ
desert resort ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | phrase referring to a hunting preserve for the powerful ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
realist
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eitel
ⓘ
Herman Teppis ⓘ Lulu Meyers ⓘ Sergius O'Shaughnessy ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Sergius O'Shaughnessy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American celebrity culture
ⓘ
critique of the film industry ⓘ frank treatment of sex ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | Barbary Shore ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
ⓘ
surface form:
G.P. Putnam's Sons
|
| setIn | Desert resort town of Desert D'Or ⓘ |
| theme |
Hollywood
ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ postwar America ⓘ power ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf | censorship controversy ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Deer Park (excerpt)