On Such a Full Sea
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On Such a Full Sea is a dystopian literary novel by Chang-rae Lee that follows a young woman’s journey through a stratified future America after she leaves her regimented labor settlement to search for her missing lover.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | no major film adaptation as of 2024 ⓘ |
| author | Chang-rae Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | South Korean American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Noma Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| explores |
corporate power
ⓘ
immigrant communities ⓘ post-industrial decline ⓘ |
| follows | The Surrendered NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 1594486107 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9781594486104 ⓘ |
| laborSettlementName | B-Mor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Fan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person plural ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of class divisions in a future America
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use of collective first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2014-01-07 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 352 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman named Fan leaves her regimented labor settlement to search for her missing lover, traveling through a stratified future America. ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Riverhead Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Riverhead Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
future America
NERFINISHED
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stratified society ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| themes |
community and individuality
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environmental degradation ⓘ labor and exploitation ⓘ search for identity ⓘ social stratification ⓘ |
| workOf | Chang-rae Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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