A Captive in the Land
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A Captive in the Land is a Cold War-era novel by James Aldridge that follows a British meteorologist who parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman, exploring themes of survival, duty, and East–West tensions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Captive in the Land canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Cold War novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | James Aldridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
individual conscience versus national loyalty
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moral responsibility in wartime ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure novel
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political novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Australian-born British ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Soviet airman ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | British viewpoint on the Cold War ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | British meteorologist ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a British meteorologist and a Soviet airman ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A British meteorologist parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman. ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Signed with Their Honour
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The Diplomat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Arctic
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Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War politics
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East–West tensions ⓘ duty ⓘ human solidarity across political divides ⓘ survival ⓘ |
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