The McGuffin
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The McGuffin is a satirical crime novel by British writer John Bowen that playfully subverts thriller conventions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The McGuffin canonical | 1 |
| The McGuffin: A Novel | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | John Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | MacGuffin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
satire ⓘ thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasSatiricalTarget |
genre fiction
ⓘ
thriller formula ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
crime
ⓘ
deconstruction of genre ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | The McGuffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
metafictional elements
ⓘ
parody ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| parodies |
crime fiction tropes
ⓘ
thriller conventions ⓘ |
| usesDevice | unimportant central object ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | John Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Bowen (novelist)
subject surface form:
John Bowen (novelist)
this entity surface form:
The McGuffin: A Novel