Libra
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Libra is a novel by Don DeLillo that offers a fictionalized exploration of the events and conspiracies surrounding the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | assassination of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| author | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
construction of historical narrative
ⓘ
relationship between individuals and large systems ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
CIA operatives
ⓘ
FBI agents ⓘ Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ organized crime figures ⓘ |
| genre |
conspiracy fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
assassination
ⓘ
conspiracy ⓘ fate and chance ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ media and representation of history ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| includedIn | Don DeLillo bibliography ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Lee Harvey Oswald
ⓘ
assassination of John F. Kennedy ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictionalized account of historical events ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of fact and fiction
ⓘ
complex portrayal of JFK assassination conspiracies ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| protagonist | Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| setInLocation |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
aftermath of the assassination
ⓘ
pre-assassination events ⓘ |
| titleReference | astrological sign Libra ⓘ |
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