The History of Love
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The History of Love is a 2005 novel by Nicole Krauss that intertwines the lives of several characters across time and continents through a mysterious manuscript and themes of love, loss, and memory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The History of Love canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | The History of Love (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nicole Krauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | William Saroyan International Prize for Writing (Fiction, 2008) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject | mysterious manuscript ⓘ |
| character |
Alma Singer
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Bird Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruno NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlotte Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Gursky NERFINISHED ⓘ Zvi Litvinoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Radu Mihăileanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Great House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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metafiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-393-05982-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
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loneliness ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven stories ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | multiple narrators ⓘ |
| notableMotif |
Holocaust survival
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intergenerational connections ⓘ lost manuscript ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| pageCount | 252 (approximate, first edition) ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | second novel by Nicole Krauss ⓘ |
| precededBy | Man Walks Into a Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Chile
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New York City ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Orange Prize for Fiction
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Prix Médicis étranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
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