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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

Mitchell, David
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historical fiction historical drama past tense third limited POV ~641 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive claustrophobic melancholic

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count160,309
Page count~641 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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