The Wheels of If
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The Wheels of If is a science fiction alternate history novella by L. Sprague de Camp in which a modern American lawyer finds himself transported into a parallel world where historical events took a different course.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternate history story
ⓘ
science fiction novella ⓘ |
| author | L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
contingency in history
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cultural relativism ⓘ identity ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresElement |
divergent historical events
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legal and political maneuvering ⓘ religious differences in alternate world ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverseType | alternate timeline ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSubgenre | alternate religious history ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later alternate history fiction ⓘ |
| hasLengthCategory | novella-length work ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasPlotElement |
attempt to return to original world
ⓘ
modern American transported to parallel world ⓘ struggle to adapt to alternate society ⓘ |
| hasReceptionType | regarded as classic of early alternate history ⓘ |
| hasStructure | single continuous narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
historical divergence
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parallel timelines ⓘ personal responsibility in unfamiliar society ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodOfWriting | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterRole | outsider in foreign culture ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | speculative fiction ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | collections of L. Sprague de Camp stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novella ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alister Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
body swap
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parallel world ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | Unknown magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfGenreMovement | Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| settingType | alternate history version of Earth ⓘ |
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