The Black Obelisk
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The Black Obelisk is a post–World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque that portrays the social and psychological turmoil of Germany during the hyperinflation and political instability of the 1920s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Obelisk canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Erich Maria Remarque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Genevieve Terhoven
NERFINISHED
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Georg Kroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Bodmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depicts |
Weimar Republic society
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effects of hyperinflation on the middle class ⓘ rise of radical politics ⓘ veterans of World War I ⓘ |
| follows |
All Quiet on the Western Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Road Back NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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social novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | perceptions of Weimar-era instability in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cemetery monuments
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insanity and the asylum ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ romantic relationships in crisis ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disillusionment after war
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economic crisis ⓘ impact of inflation on everyday life ⓘ love and loss ⓘ madness and sanity ⓘ moral decay ⓘ political extremism ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Der schwarze Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | German literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
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political instability in the 1920s ⓘ post–World War I Germany ⓘ psychological effects of war ⓘ social turmoil ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Erich Maria Remarque bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ludwig Bodmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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