Antkind
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Antkind is a surreal, densely layered comic novel by screenwriter and director Charlie Kaufman that explores identity, memory, and the nature of art through an eccentric film critic’s obsession with a lost masterpiece.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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surrealist fiction work ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | not adapted to film as of 2024 ⓘ |
| author | Charlie Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
works of David Foster Wallace
NERFINISHED
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works of Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Peter Mendelsund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| explores |
blurring of reality and fiction
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relationship between creator, critic, and audience ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
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metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ satire ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasNonlinearNarrative | true ⓘ |
| hasSurrealElements | true ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0399589680 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780399589683 ⓘ |
| isDebutNovelOf | Charlie Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | B. Rosenberger Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense, digressive narrative style
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extensive use of footnotes and asides ⓘ satire of film industry and criticism ⓘ |
| pageCount | 720 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
attempt to reconstruct a destroyed film from memory
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obsession with a lost animated film masterpiece ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | film critic ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020-07-07 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| theme |
American culture
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authorship and originality ⓘ celebrity culture ⓘ cinema and film criticism ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ nature of art ⓘ obsession ⓘ time and perception ⓘ unreliable memory ⓘ |
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