The Fish Can Sing
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The Fish Can Sing is a celebrated coming-of-age novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, set in early 20th-century Reykjavík and known for its lyrical style and gentle satire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAward | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAwardedTo | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Icelandic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
readers of world literature ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Icelandic culture
ⓘ
Nordic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitleLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| hasSettingCharacteristic |
transition from rural to urban life
ⓘ
urban Iceland ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Icelandic society
ⓘ
belonging ⓘ coming of age ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| isCelebrated | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Icelandic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century Icelandic literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | gentle satire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of early 20th-century Reykjavík
ⓘ
gentle satire ⓘ lyrical style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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