Cornelius Leyden
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Cornelius Leyden is a mystery writer who becomes obsessively drawn into investigating the life and death of the criminal Dimitrios in Eric Ambler’s novel "The Mask of Dimitrios."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novelist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Mask of Dimitrios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
blurred line between observer and participant
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obsession with crime ⓘ |
| basedOn | type of armchair detective ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
curious
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introspective ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| creator | Eric Ambler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Mask of Dimitrios universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Mask of Dimitrios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreWritten |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| investigates | Dimitrios Makropoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDrawnInto | investigation of the life and death of Dimitrios ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
crime novel
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spy novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | investigative viewpoint character ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | mystery writer ⓘ |
| relationshipToDimitrios | posthumous investigator of Dimitrios’s life GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Mask of Dimitrios ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
Balkan region
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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