Amsterdam
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Amsterdam is a Booker Prize–winning novel by British author Ian McEwan that explores moral compromise and revenge through the intertwined lives of two old friends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amsterdam canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian McEwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Booker Prize
NERFINISHED
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Booker Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | clash between personal loyalty and professional ethics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | notable for minimalist design ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Atonement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasChapters | yes ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-224-05096-0 ⓘ |
| hasMoralDilemma | pact between friends about euthanasia ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 191 ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
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ironic ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clive Linley
NERFINISHED
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Julian Garmony NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Halliday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | winning the 1998 Booker Prize ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Ian McEwan bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| precededBy | Enduring Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Amsterdam (city)
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| theme |
artistic responsibility
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betrayal ⓘ ethics ⓘ euthanasia ⓘ friendship ⓘ media ethics ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ political ambition ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ian McEwan