Rates of Exchange
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Rates of Exchange is a satirical novel by Malcolm Bradbury that follows a British linguist’s misadventures in a fictional Eastern European country, exploring Cold War politics, language, and cultural misunderstanding.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rates of Exchange canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Malcolm Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
cross-cultural communication
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ideological conflict ⓘ national identity ⓘ propaganda ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satire ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
political comedy
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satirical humor ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
academic life
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linguistics ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | British linguist ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Malcolm Bradbury bibliography ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Eastern European country ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War politics
NERFINISHED
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East–West relations ⓘ bureaucracy ⓘ cultural misunderstanding ⓘ language ⓘ translation and miscommunication ⓘ |
| workOf | Malcolm Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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