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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instanceOf horror novel
novel
adaptedInto The Exorcist (1973 film) NERFINISHED
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
surface form: United States
coverArtist Carlton Rock NERFINISHED
deweyDecimalClassification 813/.5/4
featuresEntity Pazuzu (demon) NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat hardcover
firstPublicationPlace New York City NERFINISHED
genre horror fiction
occult fiction
supernatural fiction
hasCategory American horror novels
novels set in Washington, D.C.
hasISBN 0-06-010365-7
hasSequel Legion (novel) NERFINISHED
hasTheme loss of faith
parental fear
the nature of evil
inspiredBy 1949 exorcism case in Maryland
libraryOfCongressClassification PS3552.L392 E9
mainCharacter Chris MacNeil NERFINISHED
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
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 NERFINISHED
demonic possession
exorcism
faith
good and evil
timeSpanOfFiction several months

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this entity surface form: The Exorcist (1971 novel)
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Chris MacNeil createdFor The Exorcist (novel)
Chris MacNeil firstAppearance The Exorcist (novel)
this entity surface form: The Exorcist (1971 novel)
Jeremy Slater basedOn The Exorcist (novel)
subject surface form: The Exorcist (TV series)
this entity surface form: The Exorcist (1971 novel)
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