The Sunlight Dialogues
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The Sunlight Dialogues is a 1972 novel by American author John Gardner that blends philosophical inquiry with a sprawling small-town crime narrative set in upstate New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sunlight Dialogues canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followsWork |
Nickel Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Wreckage of Agathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Paul Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780394472299 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Fred Clumly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Sunlight Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 746 ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim for ambition and complexity ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | small town ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
conflict between individual and institutions
ⓘ
crime in a small community ⓘ police investigation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
freedom and authority
ⓘ
law and justice ⓘ myth and modernity ⓘ philosophical inquiry ⓘ religion and belief ⓘ small-town American life ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
blend of crime narrative and philosophical discourse
ⓘ
length and scope ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | John Gardner bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | upstate New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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