The Woman on the Stairs
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The Woman on the Stairs is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that intertwines art, memory, and past relationships through a man’s encounter with a mysterious painting and the woman it depicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Woman on the Stairs canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernhard Schlink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
an unnamed male narrator
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the painter of the woman ⓘ the woman depicted in the painting ⓘ the woman’s husband or patron ⓘ |
| centralMotif | mysterious painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| explores |
freedom and responsibility
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the consequences of past choices ⓘ the relationship between art and life ⓘ the reliability of memory ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverMotif | image of a woman and stairs ⓘ |
| hasElement |
artistic rivalry
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legal and ethical dilemmas ⓘ romantic tension ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translation ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
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realist ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
art
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identity ⓘ memory ⓘ past relationships ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 21st century ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a man encounters a painting he knew decades earlier
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reflection on aging and lost time ⓘ reunion with a former lover ⓘ the narrator searches for the woman from the painting ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Homecoming
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The Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workOf | Bernhard Schlink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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