The Exorcist (novel)
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The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by William Peter Blatty about a young girl’s demonic possession and the priests who attempt to save her, which became a landmark work in modern horror fiction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Exorcist (1971 novel) | 6 |
| The Exorcist (novel) canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
The Exorcist (1973 film)
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The Exorcist (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | 1972 William Peter Blatty bestseller status on The New York Times list ⓘ |
| bestsellerList | The New York Times Best Seller list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Carlton Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 813/.5/4 ⓘ |
| featuresEntity | Pazuzu (demon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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occult fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American horror novels
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novels set in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-06-010365-7 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Legion (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loss of faith
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parental fear ⓘ the nature of evil ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1949 exorcism case in Maryland ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PS3552.L392 E9 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chris MacNeil
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Father Damien Karras NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Lankester Merrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant William Kinderman NERFINISHED ⓘ Regan MacNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
graphic depiction of demonic possession
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influence on modern horror fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 340 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Georgetown, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholicism
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demonic possession ⓘ exorcism ⓘ faith ⓘ good and evil ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfFiction | several months ⓘ |
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