Miles Garth

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Miles Garth is a mysterious, reclusive man at the center of Ali Smith’s novel "There But For The," known for locking himself in a spare room during a dinner party and refusing to come out.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsInMedium novel
appearsInWork There But For The NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme identity
isolation
privacy
social boundaries
countryOfWorkContext United Kingdom NERFINISHED
createdBy Ali Smith NERFINISHED
describedAs mysterious
reclusive
firstPublicationContext 2011
genreOfWorkContext contemporary literary fiction
hasGivenName Miles NERFINISHED
hasRole central character
hasSurname Garth NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkContext English
narrativeFunction catalyst for other characters’ reflections
nationalityInText British
notableFor locking himself in a spare room during a dinner party
refusing to come out of the locked room
plotDeviceRole enigmatic presence
publisherContext Hamish Hamilton NERFINISHED
relationshipToOtherCharacters dinner guest
stranger to the hosting family
residenceStatusInPlot occupies a spare room for an extended period
settingContext dinner party in Greenwich
workTitleContext There But For The: A Novel NERFINISHED

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There But For The mainCharacter Miles Garth