Dominic Baciagalupo

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fictional character literary character

Dominic Baciagalupo is the central protagonist of John Irving’s novel "Last Night in Twisted River," a cook and single father whose life is shaped by a tragic accident that forces him and his son into decades of flight and reinvention.

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Daniel Baciagalupo	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
ageAtIntroduction	middle-aged ⓘ
appearsIn	Last Night in Twisted River NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Italian-American community NERFINISHED ⓘ logging camp cookhouse ⓘ
authorNationalityOfWork	American ⓘ
centralThemeInvolvement	consequences of accidental violence ⓘ identity and reinvention ⓘ parent–child relationship ⓘ
conflictType	man vs. self ⓘ man vs. society ⓘ
creator	John Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ
definingEvent	accidental killing of Constable Carl ⓘ
ethnicBackground	Italian-American ⓘ
familyRole	primary caregiver of Daniel Baciagalupo ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Last Night in Twisted River NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	Last Night in Twisted River NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
genreOfWork	family saga ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ
hasChild	Daniel Baciagalupo NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
lifeTheme	flight and reinvention ⓘ
maritalStatus	single father ⓘ
medium	novel ⓘ
motivation	protect his son Daniel ⓘ
narrativeFunction	father of Daniel Baciagalupo ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
occupation	chef ⓘ cook ⓘ
personalityTrait	cautious ⓘ protective ⓘ resourceful ⓘ
publisherOfWork	Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	John Irving bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ Iowa City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Twisted River, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInWork	central protagonist ⓘ
settingOfKeyEvents	New England NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hampshire logging town ⓘ
timeSpanOfStory	several decades ⓘ

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Last Night in Twisted River → mainCharacter → Dominic Baciagalupo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Daniel Baciagalupo