The Hessian
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"The Hessian" is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores the moral and human complexities surrounding a captured German mercenary during the American Revolutionary War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
community and violence
ⓘ
humanity of the enemy ⓘ justice and vengeance ⓘ moral complexity of war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
clash between fear and compassion
ⓘ
small-town colonial life ⓘ |
| explores | human complexities surrounding a captured enemy soldier ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
war novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPoliticalBackground | left-wing ⓘ |
| hasEthicalTheme |
individual conscience versus community will
ⓘ
mob justice ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war ⓘ |
| hasForm | book ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryCategory |
American historical novel
ⓘ
American war novel ⓘ |
| hasMoralPerspective |
anti-war
ⓘ
humanist ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American colonists
ⓘ
Hessian soldier ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Hessian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Thirteen Colonies during the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | captured German mercenary ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | ethical dilemmas in wartime ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
German mercenaries fighting for the British
ⓘ
conflicted American communities ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
April Morning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Citizen Tom Paine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | fiction ⓘ |
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