That Old Ace in the Hole
E831997
That Old Ace in the Hole is a novel by Annie Proulx that follows a young man's experiences in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles as he scouts land for corporate hog farming, exploring themes of rural life, environmental change, and corporate encroachment.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Annie Proulx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
economic pressures on rural communities
ⓘ
environmental impact of industrial farming ⓘ tension between tradition and modernization ⓘ |
| follows | a young man scouting land for hog farms ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
ⓘ
environmental fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
corporate representatives
ⓘ
farmers ⓘ ranchers ⓘ |
| hasEccentricCharacters | true ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
landscape
ⓘ
migration ⓘ storytelling ⓘ weather ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
corporate farming ⓘ hog farming ⓘ small-town communities ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community resilience
ⓘ
corporate encroachment ⓘ environmental change ⓘ industrial agriculture ⓘ land use ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bob Dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Global Pork Rind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | land scout ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Scribner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Oklahoma Panhandle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacterReference | Ace Crouch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Annie Proulx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.