Down Below
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"Down Below" is a surreal, autobiographical memoir by artist and writer Leonora Carrington recounting her harrowing experiences of mental breakdown and institutionalization during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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surrealist literature ⓘ |
| author | Leonora Carrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Leonora Carrington's real-life experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| describes |
World War II experiences of Leonora Carrington
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institutionalization of Leonora Carrington ⓘ mental breakdown of Leonora Carrington ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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memoir ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
freedom and confinement
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identity ⓘ madness ⓘ trauma ⓘ visionary experience ⓘ war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Leonora Carrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of psychiatric institutionalization during World War II
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integration of autobiography and surrealism ⓘ surreal depiction of psychosis ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Santander asylum
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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