The Hopkins Manuscript
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The Hopkins Manuscript is a 1939 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by R. C. Sherriff that explores the social and psychological fallout of a catastrophic lunar collision with Earth.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hopkins Manuscript canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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post-apocalyptic novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | R. C. Sherriff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFullName | Robert Cedric Sherriff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | lunar collision with Earth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
behavior of small rural community under extreme stress
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breakdown of civilization after global disaster ⓘ |
| genre |
post-apocalyptic fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Cataclysm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCatastropheType | astronomical disaster GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | interwar British science fiction ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | early depiction of global catastrophe via astronomical event ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | retired schoolteacher ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social hierarchy
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human response to disaster ⓘ psychological fallout of catastrophe ⓘ social collapse ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future relative to time of writing ⓘ |
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