The Marble Faun
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The Marble Faun

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

1860•Drama•400 pages

Taste attributes: dramamysteryhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leadssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a moving, serious novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Hawthorne's novel of Americans abroad, the first novel to explore the influence of European cultural ideas on American morality. Although it is set in Rome, the fictive world of The Marble Faun depends not on Italy's social or historical significance, but rather on its aesthetic importance as a definer of 'civilization'.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaMysteryHistoricalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leadsSocial commentary

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MurderWomen art studentsAmericansArtistsNobilityPsychological fictionLove storiesCrime

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Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Published
1860
Pages
400
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