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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Graduate (1963 novel) | 1 |
| The Graduate franchise | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
1963 novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Graduate (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Charles Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | middle-class American life ⓘ |
| explores | sexual mores of the 1960s ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Mike Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter |
Buck Henry
NERFINISHED
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Calder Willingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Anne Bancroft
NERFINISHED
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Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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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
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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
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suburban Los Angeles ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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alienation ⓘ conformity vs. individuality ⓘ generation gap ⓘ post-college disillusionment ⓘ |
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The Graduate (1963 novel)
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The Graduate franchise