Walter Moody

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Walter Moody is a central character in Eleanor Catton’s novel "The Luminaries," a Scottish lawyer who becomes entangled in a complex web of mysteries in 19th-century New Zealand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Luminaries NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hokitika NERFINISHED
goldfields on the West Coast of New Zealand
authorNationality New Zealander
countryOfOrigin Scotland
createdBy Eleanor Catton NERFINISHED
entangledIn complex web of crimes and secrets
fictionalUniverse The Luminaries NERFINISHED
firstPublicationAppearance The Luminaries (2013) NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWork historical fiction
involvedIn series of mysteries in Hokitika
languageOfWork English
literaryAwardContext The Luminaries won the 2013 Man Booker Prize NERFINISHED
medium novel
narrativeFunction catalyst for plot revelations
outsider observer
nationality Scottish
occupation lawyer
publisherOfFirstAppearance Granta Books NERFINISHED
roleInWork central character
settingOfFictionalWork New Zealand NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century

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Ben Esler portrayed Walter Moody