Rosemary's Baby (novel)
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"Rosemary's Baby" is a 1967 horror novel by Ira Levin about a young pregnant woman who comes to suspect that a satanic cult wants to use her unborn child for their own dark purposes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rosemary's Baby | 3 |
| Rosemary's Baby (novel) canonical | 2 |
| Rosemary's Baby (1967 novel) | 1 |
| Rosemary’s Baby | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Rosemary's Baby (1968 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | satanic coven of neighbors ⓘ |
| author | Ira Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralConflict | a pregnant woman struggles to determine whether a satanic conspiracy is real or imagined ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Roman Polanski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Son of Rosemary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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occult fiction ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0394417022 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Son of Rosemary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American horror literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Guy Woodhouse
NERFINISHED
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Minnie Castevet NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Castevet NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | suspenseful ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing modern horror literature and film
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popularizing satanic pregnancy themes in horror fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting |
Manhattan
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bramford (fictional apartment building) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young pregnant woman comes to suspect that her neighbors are members of a satanic cult who want to use her unborn child for their own purposes. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | housewife ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| settingType | apartment building ⓘ |
| theme |
loss of bodily autonomy
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marital betrayal ⓘ occultism ⓘ paranoia ⓘ pregnancy ⓘ satanism ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
| timeSetting | contemporary to its publication ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | approximately one year ⓘ |
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Minnie Castevet
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Minnie Castevet
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Minnie Castevet
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Rosemary's Baby (1967 novel)
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