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Annie Proulx
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~455 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count113,701
Page count~455 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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