The Islanders
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The Islanders is a metafictional science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that presents a fragmented gazetteer of a mysterious archipelago, blurring the boundaries between travel guide, narrative, and unreliable testimony.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metafictional work
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
BSFA Award for Best Novel nomination
NERFINISHED
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award nomination ⓘ |
| blendsForm |
narrative fiction
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testimony ⓘ travel guide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Grzegorz Domaradzki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature | unreliable testimony ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Chaster Kammeston
NERFINISHED
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Commis Tef NERFINISHED ⓘ Dant Willer NERFINISHED ⓘ Esla Caurer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-575-08862-3 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art and authorship
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identity ⓘ perception ⓘ reality and illusion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
frame narrative
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self-referentiality ⓘ unreliable documents ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
metafiction
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fragmented gazetteer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple narrators ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 336 ⓘ |
| partOf | Dream Archipelago cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Adjacent
NERFINISHED
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The Affirmation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dream Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Dream Archipelago
NERFINISHED
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mysterious archipelago ⓘ |
| structure |
encyclopedic entries
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interlinked stories ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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