We Think the World of You

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We Think the World of You is a semi-autobiographical novel by J. R. Ackerley that explores class, sexuality, and human–animal bonds through a man's obsessive love for his friend's dog.

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We Think the World of You canonical 4

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
author J. R. Ackerley ⓘ
centralCharacterRelationship man and his friend’s dog ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre LGBT literature ⓘ
autobiographical fiction ⓘ
fiction ⓘ
hasAnimalCharacter dog ⓘ
hasAutobiographicalElements yes ⓘ
hasForm prose narrative ⓘ
hasProtagonistTrait obsessive attachment to a dog ⓘ
hasSubject desire ⓘ
emotional dependency ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
middle-class life ⓘ
social barriers ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature ⓘ
mainTheme class ⓘ
human–animal relationships ⓘ
obsessive love ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableAspect exploration of cross-class relationships ⓘ
exploration of homosexuality ⓘ
portrayal of intense human–dog bond ⓘ
setting London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
workOf J. R. Ackerley ⓘ

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J. R. Ackerley → notableWork → We Think the World of You ⓘ
Joe Randolph Ackerley → notableWork → We Think the World of You ⓘ
Roger Ackerley → inspiredWork → We Think the World of You ⓘ
Randolph Ackerley → notableWork → We Think the World of You ⓘ
subject linked to: Randolph