Requiem for a Wren
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Requiem for a Wren is a post–World War II novel by Nevil Shute that explores loss, trauma, and unfulfilled love through the story of a former British Wren and an Australian ex-serviceman.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Requiem for a Wren canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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post–World War II novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Breaking Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nevil Shute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Australian ex-serviceman
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former British Wren ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Breaking Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
memory
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romantic tragedy ⓘ survivor guilt ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Royal Navy Women's Royal Naval Service
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family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ veterans ⓘ war injuries ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realist ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
loss
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trauma ⓘ unfulfilled love ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
Australia
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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