Homecoming
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Homecoming is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that explores themes of memory, guilt, and the legacy of Germany’s Nazi past through a man’s search for the truth about his father.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homecoming canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernhard Schlink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| explores |
moral responsibility
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the construction of personal identity ⓘ the impact of the Nazi past on later generations ⓘ the reliability of memory ⓘ the transmission of guilt across generations ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | German ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasStructure | novel-length narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary German literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family secrets
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guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ legacy of Nazism ⓘ memory ⓘ postwar Germany ⓘ truth and deception ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | a man searching for the truth about his father ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | The Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Germany
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post–World War II period ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Germany’s confrontation with its Nazi history
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a son’s investigation into his father’s past ⓘ |
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