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''Waterland'' is a 1983 novel by Graham Swift. It is considered to be the author's premier novel and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize (a prize Swift finally achieved with ''Last Orders''). In 1992, the book was made into a film. ==Plot introduction== The title of the novel refers to its setting in The Fens in East Anglia. ''Waterland'' is concerned with the nature and importance of history as the primary source of meaning in a narrative. For this reason, it is associated with new historicism. Major themes in the novel include storytelling and history, exploring how the past leads to future consequences. The plot of the novel revolves around loosely interwoven themes and narrative, including the jealousy of his brother for the narrator's girlfriend/wife, a resulting murder, the abortion the girl undergoes, her subsequent inability to conceive, resulting in depression and the kidnap of a baby. This personal narrative is set in the context of a wider history, of the narrator's family, the Fens in general and the eel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waterland (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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