The Pull of the Stars
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The Pull of the Stars is a historical novel by Emma Donoghue set in a Dublin maternity ward during the 1918 influenza pandemic, exploring themes of illness, motherhood, and social upheaval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pull of the Stars canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure | Kathleen Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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medical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bridie Sweeney
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Kathleen Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-316-49904-1 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Irish history
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World War I aftermath ⓘ childbirth ⓘ nursing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class inequality
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illness ⓘ motherhood ⓘ public health ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ women’s work ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the 1918 flu pandemic in Ireland
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focus on a maternity ward during a pandemic ⓘ parallels with the COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Julia Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
midwife
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nurse ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
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Virago Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
Little, Brown and Company
NERFINISHED
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Virago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEvent | 1918 influenza pandemic ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
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