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Ellis Island

Georges Perec
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historical fiction historical nonfiction/hybrid essay past tense third limited POV ~33 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical meditative

A slow-burn historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven and deeply introspective.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 0%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count8,287
Page count~33 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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