Where the Crawdads Sing
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Where the Crawdads Sing is a bestselling mystery-drama novel by Delia Owens, later adapted into a feature film, that follows an isolated “marsh girl” in North Carolina who becomes entangled in a murder investigation.
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| instanceOf |
American novel
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bestseller ⓘ drama novel ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ work adapted into film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Where the Crawdads Sing (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Delia Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestsellerList | The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Vladislav Nagornov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | mixed-to-positive reviews ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Olivia Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLeadActor | Daisy Edgar-Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLeadRole | Kya Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationProducer |
Lauren Neustadter
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Reese Witherspoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Lucy Alibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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crime fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kya Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a girl growing up isolated in the marsh ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Southern marshlands
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long-running popularity ⓘ |
| plotElement |
courtroom trial
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murder investigation ⓘ |
| protagonist | Kya Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| readerReception | high popularity with general audiences ⓘ |
| sales | millions of copies worldwide ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
North Carolina
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North Carolina marshlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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isolation ⓘ love ⓘ nature ⓘ prejudice ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| timeOnBestsellerList | more than 100 weeks ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
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