The Graduate

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The Graduate is a 1963 novel by Charles Webb that became widely known through its iconic 1967 film adaptation about a disillusioned young man entangled in an affair with an older woman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1963 novel
novel
adaptedAs The Graduate (1967 film) NERFINISHED
author Charles Webb NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts middle-class American life
explores sexual mores of the 1960s
filmAdaptationDirector Mike Nichols NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationScreenwriter Buck Henry NERFINISHED
Calder Willingham NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationStar Anne Bancroft NERFINISHED
Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED
Katharine Ross NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat paperback
genre coming-of-age novel
satirical novel
hasFilmAdaptationYear 1967
hasProtagonistAge early twenties
hasSequel Home School NERFINISHED
influenced American coming-of-age fiction
language English
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainCharacter Benjamin Braddock NERFINISHED
Elaine Robinson NERFINISHED
Mrs. Robinson NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor iconic film adaptation
originalMedium print
pageCount approx. 192
publicationYear 1963
publisher New American Library NERFINISHED
sequelAuthor Charles Webb NERFINISHED
sequelPublicationYear 2007
setInPeriod 1960s
setting California NERFINISHED
suburban Los Angeles
theme adultery
alienation
conformity vs. individuality
generation gap
post-college disillusionment

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Charles Webb notableWork The Graduate
Charles Webb work The Graduate
Elaine Robinson firstAppearance The Graduate
this entity surface form: The Graduate (1963 novel)
Elaine Robinson partOf The Graduate
this entity surface form: The Graduate franchise