Restoration

E93859

historical novel novel

"Restoration" is a 1981 historical novel by Rose Tremain, set in 17th-century England during the reign of Charles II, that follows the moral and spiritual journey of a physician named Robert Merivel.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical novel → novel →
adaptedAs	Restoration (1995 film) →
author	Rose Tremain →
awarded	Booker Prize shortlist →
centralTheme	courtly excess and decadence → friendship → identity → moral transformation → redemption → spiritual journey →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
filmAdaptationDirector	Michael Hoffman NERFINISHED →
filmAdaptationReleaseYear	1995 →
filmAdaptationStarring	Hugh Grant → Meg Ryan → Robert Downey Jr. → Sam Neill →
genre	historical fiction → literary fiction →
hasSequel	Merivel: A Man of His Time →
historicalEventContext	English Restoration →
historicalFigureDepicted	Charles II of England →
mainCharacter	Robert Merivel →
narrativePerspective	first-person narrative →
notableFor	blend of historical detail and psychological insight → vivid depiction of Restoration court life →
originalLanguage	English →
pageCount	approximately 370 pages →
protagonistGender	male →
protagonistOccupation	physician →
publicationYear	1981 →
publisher	Hamish Hamilton →
sequelPublicationYear	2012 →
setDuring	reign of Charles II of England →
setInPeriod	17th-century England →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ian McDiarmid →	notableWork