The Atom Station
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The Atom Station is a satirical novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that critiques postwar politics, militarization, and social inequality in Iceland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAward | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAwardedYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Icelandic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cultural identity in Iceland
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power and corruption ⓘ urban versus rural life ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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satire ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Ugla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicationPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| hasSatiricalTarget |
military bases in Iceland
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postwar Icelandic politics ⓘ social class divisions in Iceland ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Atómstöðin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of militarization
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critique of postwar politics ⓘ social inequality in Iceland ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
criticism of Icelandic political elites
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criticism of foreign military presence in Iceland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | rural Iceland ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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