Bluebeard
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Bluebeard is a postmodern novel by Kurt Vonnegut that satirically explores art, war, and human folly through the memoirs of a reclusive abstract expressionist painter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
hidden masterpiece
ⓘ
secret room ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coversEvent | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
the commercialization of art
ⓘ
the trauma of war veterans ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hocus Pocus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Circe Berman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabo Karabekian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-385-29448-5 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
postwar American culture
ⓘ
satire of modern art ⓘ the meaning of war ⓘ the nature of art ⓘ the role of the artist in society ⓘ the unreliability of memory ⓘ the value of human life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
irony
ⓘ
metafictional commentary ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rabo Karabekian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
fictional memoir
ⓘ
first-person narrative ⓘ |
| pageCount | 300 (approximate) ⓘ |
| partOf | Kurt Vonnegut bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Galápagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistBackground | Armenian-American ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Rabo Karabekian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | abstract expressionist painter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher | Delacorte Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| structure | framed as a memoir ⓘ |
| subject |
Abstract Expressionism
NERFINISHED
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art ⓘ human folly ⓘ war ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 20th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacterReference | Bluebeard (folktale) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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