How to Be Good
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How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How to Be Good canonical | 4 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Nick Hornby ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | Katie Carr and her husband David ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
ethical behavior in everyday life
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family dynamics ⓘ hypocrisy in liberal middle-class values ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Long Way Down ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
contemporary fiction ⓘ domestic fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780670888238 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century and early 21st century British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
marriage
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midlife crisis ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Katie Carr ⓘ |
| precededBy | About a Boy ⓘ |
| protagonist | Katie Carr ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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