Birdy (novel)
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Birdy (novel) is a 1982 work by William Wharton that explores the intense friendship between two young men and one boy’s obsessive fascination with birds as an escape from the traumas of war and adolescence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Birdy (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Wharton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for First Novel (U.S.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMotif | birds ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
escapism
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ mental health ⓘ obsession ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| exploresRelationshipBetween | Birdy and Al Columbato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Alan Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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psychological fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
adolescence
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friendship between soldiers ⓘ post-traumatic stress ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Al Columbato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| protagonistFascination | birds ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
World War II
NERFINISHED
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post-war period ⓘ |
| structure | alternating past and present timelines ⓘ |
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