Rebecca (novel by Daphne du Maurier)
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Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by Daphne du Maurier that follows a young, unnamed woman who marries a wealthy widower and becomes haunted by the lingering presence and secrets of his first wife at the grand estate of Manderley.
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| Rebecca (novel) | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Gothic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Daphne du Maurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Favorite Novel of 1938 (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | protagonist’s struggle with the legacy of Rebecca de Winter ⓘ |
| climaxLocation | Manderley boathouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endingFeature | destruction of Manderley ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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psychological thriller ⓘ romantic suspense ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Rebecca (1940 film)
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Rebecca (1997 television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca (2020 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn | Gothic romance genre ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | modern classic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Maxim de Winter
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Mrs Danvers NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca de Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ unnamed second Mrs de Winter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed second Mrs de Winter ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Beatrice Lacy
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Frank Crawley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Favell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingLine | Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Cornwall
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Manderley (fictional estate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative with framed opening ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social status
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identity ⓘ jealousy ⓘ marriage ⓘ memory ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Rebecca de Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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