The Affirmation
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The Affirmation is a 1981 metafictional science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that blends psychological unreliability with reality-bending worldbuilding, often cited as one of his most acclaimed and intricate works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metafictional work
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
identity
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memory ⓘ mental illness ⓘ reality versus illusion ⓘ self-invention ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Colin Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of Christopher Priest's most acclaimed novels
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one of Christopher Priest's most intricate works ⓘ |
| explores |
the construction of self through storytelling
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the instability of personal narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasConnectionTo |
The Dream Archipelago (short story collection)
NERFINISHED
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The Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later works set in the Dream Archipelago by Christopher Priest ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Peter Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
alternate realities
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amnesia ⓘ autobiographical manuscript ⓘ |
| hasParatextualElement | fictional documents within the narrative ⓘ |
| hasReissue |
Gateway eBook edition
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Gollancz SF Masterworks edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
nonlinear narrative
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reality-bending worldbuilding ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blurring fiction and reality
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complex narrative structure ⓘ psychological unreliability ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 254 (first edition, approximate) ⓘ |
| partOf | Dream Archipelago cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
The Dream Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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