L’Arrache-cœur
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L’Arrache-cœur is a surreal, satirical novel by French writer Boris Vian that explores themes of freedom, conformity, and psychological anguish in a bizarre, dreamlike village.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ surrealist novel ⓘ |
| author | Boris Vian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
fear and anxiety
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parenthood ⓘ social control ⓘ |
| follows | L’Herbe rouge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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satire ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
childhood
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institutional power ⓘ madness ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family relationships
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individual versus society ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Heartsnatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegister | colloquial and inventive French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | absurdist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clémentine
NERFINISHED
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Jacquemort NERFINISHED ⓘ the triplet sons of Clémentine ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
its bizarre village setting
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its critique of social norms ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Arrache-cœur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Boris Vian’s prose works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | post-World War II literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Scorpion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a bizarre dreamlike village ⓘ |
| style |
dreamlike imagery
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experimental prose ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity
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freedom ⓘ psychological anguish ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| translator | Stanley Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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