A Spot of Bother
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A Spot of Bother is a darkly comic novel by Mark Haddon that follows a middle-aged man's nervous breakdown amid the chaos of his dysfunctional family.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Spot of Bother canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
comic novel
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dark comedy ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Mark Haddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | George Hall's nervous breakdown ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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contemporary fiction ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jamie Hall
NERFINISHED
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Jean Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Katie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780224077702 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | George Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStyle | darkly comic ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark humor about family dysfunction
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portrayal of an ordinary man's breakdown ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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Peterborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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identity ⓘ infidelity ⓘ marriage ⓘ mental health ⓘ middle age ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
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