Falling Out of Time
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Falling Out of Time is a poetic, genre-blending novel by Israeli author David Grossman that explores parents’ grief and the search for meaning after the death of a child.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genre-blending novel
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novel ⓘ poetic novel ⓘ |
| author | David Grossman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
the Centaur
NERFINISHED
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the Cobbler NERFINISHED ⓘ the Midwife NERFINISHED ⓘ the Town Chronicler NERFINISHED ⓘ the Walking Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Jessica Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
collective mourning
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the limits of language in expressing grief ⓘ the relationship between the living and the dead ⓘ time and memory ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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experimental fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
musical composition
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stage performance ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
prose poem
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verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Israeli literature ⓘ |
| literaryTone |
lyrical
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meditative ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coping with loss
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death of a child ⓘ grief ⓘ parental mourning ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
choral narrative
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hybrid of prose and verse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending poetry, drama, and narrative prose
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intense portrayal of parental grief ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | David Grossman’s later works ⓘ |
| publicationType | book ⓘ |
| publisherOfHebrewEdition | HaKibbutz HaMeuchad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | To the End of the Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed town ⓘ |
| structure |
dialogue-driven
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polyphonic ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | נופלים מחוץ לזמן NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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