The Heat of the Day

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The Heat of the Day is a World War II–era psychological novel by Elizabeth Bowen that explores love, betrayal, and espionage in bomb-ravaged London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ
author Elizabeth Bowen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts civilian life during the Blitz ⓘ
wartime London society ⓘ
genre modernist literature ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
spy novel ⓘ
war novel ⓘ
hasSubject British intelligence services ⓘ
romantic relationships under stress ⓘ
wartime espionage ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement modernism ⓘ
mainCharacter Harrison ⓘ
Robert Kelway ⓘ
Stella Rodney ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
settingPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

bomb-ravaged London ⓘ
settingTime Blitz ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
identity ⓘ
love ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
psychological trauma of war ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ
trust ⓘ
writtenBy Elizabeth Bowen ⓘ

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Elizabeth Bowen → notableWork → The Heat of the Day ⓘ
The Death of the Heart → followedBy → The Heat of the Day ⓘ