Democracy
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"Democracy" is a 1984 novel by Joan Didion that blends political intrigue and personal disillusionment against the backdrop of American involvement in Southeast Asia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democracy canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationStatus | no widely known film adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Harry Victor is a U.S. senator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inez Victor is a political wife NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lovett is a shadowy fixer linked to U.S. operations abroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
failure of American idealism
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intersection of private life and public events ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | about 280 pages ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Cold War politics
ⓘ
Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Joan Didion's body of work on American politics and culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Harry Victor
NERFINISHED
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Inez Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | metafictional ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Joan Didion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Joan Didion's major political novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
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Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| theme |
American foreign policy
ⓘ
American involvement in Southeast Asia ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ media and politics ⓘ political power ⓘ |
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