The Lovers
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The Lovers is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer that explores controversial themes of sexuality, religion, and xenophobia through a human-alien relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lovers canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip José Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier novella "The Lovers" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
religious fundamentalism
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xenophobic attitudes ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cultural conflict
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heresy ⓘ human–alien relationship ⓘ intolerance ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ taboo relationships ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
female alien lover
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human male protagonist ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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social science fiction ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered groundbreaking for explicit content in SF
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recognized as a classic work of Philip José Farmer ⓘ regarded as controversial at time of publication ⓘ |
| influenced | later New Wave and adult-oriented science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
clash between personal desire and religious authority
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romantic and sexual relationship between human and alien ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial treatment of sexuality
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critique of religious dogma ⓘ depiction of human–alien sex ⓘ early example of adult themes in science fiction ⓘ |
| publicationType | expanded novel version of earlier story ⓘ |
| setting |
distant planet inhabited by insectoid aliens
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far future ⓘ |
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