Mickelsson’s Ghosts
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Mickelsson’s Ghosts is a complex, late novel by John Gardner that blends psychological realism with elements of the supernatural as it follows a troubled philosophy professor unraveling both personal and metaphysical mysteries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mickelsson’s Ghosts canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
collapse of personal and professional life
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ethical implications of philosophical positions ⓘ tension between rationality and the supernatural ⓘ |
| follows |
troubled philosophy professor unraveling metaphysical mysteries
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troubled philosophy professor unraveling personal mysteries ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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philosophical novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
academic satire
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crime subplot ⓘ ghosts ⓘ haunted house ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
complex novel
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demanding read ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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ironic ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| isLateWorkOf | John Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Peter Mickelsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | John Gardner bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | philosophy professor ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
Pennsylvania
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rural Pennsylvania farmhouse ⓘ |
| theme |
academic life
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academic politics ⓘ family breakdown ⓘ guilt ⓘ haunting ⓘ identity ⓘ madness ⓘ metaphysical mystery ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ philosophical inquiry ⓘ psychological realism ⓘ supernatural ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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