The Information
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The Information is a darkly comic 1995 novel by British author Martin Amis that satirizes literary ambition, envy, and midlife crisis within the London publishing world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Information canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Martin Amis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Night Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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literary fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Bill Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | mixed to positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 823.914 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780099388610 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | PR6051.M5 I54 1995 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 494 ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
dense allusive language
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ironic prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British society
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male middle age ⓘ novelists ⓘ success and failure ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gwyn Barry
NERFINISHED
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Richard Tull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly comic tone
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satire of the London publishing world ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| precededBy | Time's Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Flamingo
NERFINISHED
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Harmony Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| theme |
envy
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failure ⓘ friendship ⓘ literary ambition ⓘ marriage ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ the publishing industry ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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