The Body Artist
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The Body Artist is a short, introspective novel by Don DeLillo that explores grief, identity, and the fluid nature of time through the isolated life of a performance artist.
Aliases (1)
- Body Art ×3
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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novel → postmodern novel → |
| author |
Don DeLillo
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| basedOn |
The Body Artist
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| containsMotif |
body as medium of art
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repetition of speech and gesture → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
generally positive reviews
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| followedBy |
Cosmopolis
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| genre |
experimental fiction
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literary fiction → psychological fiction → |
| hasAdaptation |
Body Art
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| hasCharacter |
Lauren Hartke
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Tuttle → Rey Robles → |
| ISBN |
978-0-7432-1177-4
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
postmodernism
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| mainCharacter |
Lauren Hartke
NERFINISHED
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| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback → print → |
| narrativePerspective |
third-person limited
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| narrativeStyle |
introspective
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| notableFor |
exploration of temporal dislocation
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minimalist prose style → |
| originalPublicationDate |
2001-01-29
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| pageCount |
128
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| plotElement |
appearance of a mysterious man called Mr. Tuttle
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suicide of Lauren Hartke's husband Rey → |
| precededBy |
Underworld
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| protagonistOccupation |
performance artist
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| publicationYear |
2001
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| publisher |
Scribner
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| publisherImprint |
Scribner (Simon & Schuster imprint)
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| setting |
rural house on the New England coast
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| structure |
short novel
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| theme |
communication
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grief → identity → isolation → memory → mourning → time → |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
late 20th century
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Body Art
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basedOn |
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The Body Artist
("Body Art")
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hasAdaptation |
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Don DeLillo
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notableWork |