Miracle on 34th Street (novelization by Valentine Davies)

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Miracle on 34th Street (novelization by Valentine Davies) is a prose adaptation of the classic Christmas story about a man claiming to be the real Santa Claus and the ensuing courtroom battle over his identity and the spirit of belief.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas novel ⓘ
novelization ⓘ
prose fiction ⓘ
adaptationOf screenplay by Valentine Davies ⓘ
author Valentine Davies ⓘ
basedOn Miracle on 34th Street (1947 film) ⓘ
centralTheme belief in Santa Claus ⓘ
commercialization of Christmas ⓘ
faith versus skepticism ⓘ
containsMotif Christmas gifts ⓘ
holiday spirit ⓘ
letters to Santa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresCharacter Macy's store manager ⓘ
featuresOrganization Macy's ⓘ
genre Christmas fiction ⓘ
family fiction ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
hasSubject Christmas ⓘ
Santa Claus ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
imagination and wonder ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ
intendedReadingSeason Christmas season ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryTone sentimental ⓘ
warm ⓘ
mainCharacter Doris Walker ⓘ
Fred Gailey ⓘ
Kris Kringle ⓘ
linked to: Santa Claus

Susan Walker ⓘ
narrativeFocus identity of Kris Kringle ⓘ
impact of belief on a child ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
plotElement courtroom trial to determine if Kris Kringle is Santa Claus ⓘ
settingEvent Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ⓘ
linked to: Macy’s Day Parade
settingLocation New York City ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
families ⓘ
general audience ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting mid-20th century ⓘ

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Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film) → basedOn → Miracle on 34th Street (novelization by Valentine Davies) ⓘ
Here's Love → subjectMatter → Miracle on 34th Street story ⓘ
subject linked to: Here’s Love
linked to: Miracle on 34th Street (novelization by Valentine Davies)