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"ZUCKERMAN UNBOUND is a novel published in 1981.
Nathan Zuckerman is now a reknown writer; his fourth novel, Carnovsky, has become a bestseller and Zuckerman is the target of the People Press. But with celebrity appear new problems! Nathan is harrassed by a mysterious man who threatens to kidnap and kill his mother in Miami if the young successful writer doesn't give him $50,000 in cash in the next 48 hours. Furthermore, his own father is agonizing in Florida and Nathan must rejoin his family and witness the last hours of the dying man. "
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Life of a profession:
- writer
Inside culture (main char)
- Jew
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Who is sick?
- Father
because he/she is
- physically ill
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- being hunted by killer/stalker
Outside culture (society)
- American Northeast
If story of urban/rural...
- Big city life
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- eccentric
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Miami
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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