The Weekend
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The Weekend is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that explores the fraught reunion of former left-wing radicals and friends over a tense weekend gathering.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Weekend canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernhard Schlink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between past ideals and present realities
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consequences of past political violence ⓘ ideological disillusionment ⓘ personal and political responsibility ⓘ tension between private life and political commitment ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasTonalQuality |
dialogue-driven
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introspective ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary German literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aging and memory
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friendship and betrayal ⓘ guilt and responsibility ⓘ political radicalism and its legacy ⓘ reunion of former left-wing radicals ⓘ terrorism and violence ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | fraught reunion of old friends ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| protagonistGroup | former left-wing radicals ⓘ |
| setting | a country house ⓘ |
| sharesAuthorWith | The Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeFrame | a single weekend ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Bernhard Schlink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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