Typewriter in the Sky
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Typewriter in the Sky is a satirical science fantasy novel that playfully explores metafictional themes as its protagonist becomes trapped inside a pulp adventure story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Typewriter in the Sky canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ science fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | L. Ron Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationMedium | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
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satire ⓘ science fantasy ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | pulp adventure story world ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | no ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | pulp fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
humorous
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self-referential ⓘ |
| metafictionalDevice |
character aware of being inside a story
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interaction between author and fictional world ⓘ |
| narrativeFeature |
metafictional themes
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protagonist trapped inside a pulp adventure story ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person with metafictional commentary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of metafiction in genre fiction
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playful deconstruction of pulp adventure tropes ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| publisher | Unknown (originally published in a pulp magazine) ⓘ |
| settingType | fictional pulp adventure world ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
authorial control over characters
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conventions of pulp adventure fiction ⓘ fate versus free will in narrative ⓘ nature of fiction and reality ⓘ |
| workType | standalone novel ⓘ |
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