Accordion Crimes
E831995
Accordion Crimes is a novel by Annie Proulx that traces the lives of diverse immigrant families in America through the journey of a single green accordion over several generations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Annie Proulx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresEthnicGroup |
Cajun communities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French-Canadian immigrants ⓘ German immigrants ⓘ Irish immigrants ⓘ Italian immigrants ⓘ Mexican immigrants ⓘ Polish immigrants ⓘ |
| followsGenerations | multiple generations of immigrant families ⓘ |
| followsObject | green accordion ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralObject | accordion ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780684195480 ⓘ |
| hasNarration | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSettingRegion |
American Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American South NERFINISHED ⓘ American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
assimilation
ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ music ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | object-centered narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | linked stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark and violent tone
ⓘ
depiction of diverse immigrant communities ⓘ use of regional American dialects ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | approximately 624 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Shipping News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistType | ensemble cast ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| theme |
American Dream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
displacement ⓘ family history ⓘ prejudice ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfNarrative | about 100 years ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | accordion ⓘ |
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