The Switch
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The Switch is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that follows a pair of small-time crooks whose kidnapping scheme spirals into darkly comic complications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Switch canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationBasedOn | Life of Crime ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseTitle | Life of Crime ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Life of Crime ⓘ |
| author | Elmore Leonard ⓘ |
| conflictType | criminal scheme gone wrong ⓘ |
| containsElement |
dialogue-driven scenes
ⓘ
irony ⓘ suspense ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacterAlsoIn | Rum Punch ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Frank Dawson
ⓘ
Louis Gara ⓘ Mickey Dawson ⓘ Ordell Robbie ⓘ |
| hasMotive | financial gain ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Rum Punch ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
caper novel
ⓘ
comic crime novel ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
crime ⓘ dark humor ⓘ greed ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ marital discord ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American crime fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Ordell Robbie
ⓘ
surface form:
Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara
|
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two small-time crooks kidnap a wealthy man’s wife, only to discover he does not want her back, leading to darkly comic complications. ⓘ |
| protagonistType | small-time crooks ⓘ |
| publisher | American publisher ⓘ |
| setting |
Detroit
ⓘ
Florida ⓘ |
| sharesCharactersWith | Rum Punch ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Elmore Leonard ⓘ |
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