Success
E681233
Success is a darkly comic novel by Martin Amis that explores themes of identity, envy, and social mobility through the contrasting fortunes of two foster brothers.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Martin Amis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| exploresContrastBetween |
public image and private reality
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social privilege and marginalization ⓘ wealth and poverty ⓘ |
| followsWorkByAuthor | Dead Babies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0224015880 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
performance of identity
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reversal of fortune ⓘ role-playing ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class
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envy ⓘ identity ⓘ self-deception ⓘ sexual jealousy ⓘ social mobility ⓘ success and failure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dense wordplay
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verbal exuberance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gregory Riding
NERFINISHED
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Terence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of class and success culture in Britain
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use of dual unreliable narrators ⓘ |
| partOf | Martin Amis bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesWorkByAuthor | Other People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRelationship | foster brothers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| structure | alternating diary entries ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
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