Dominic Baciagalupo

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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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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
Last Night in Twisted River mainCharacter Dominic Baciagalupo
this entity surface form: Daniel Baciagalupo