Karen Eiffel

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Karen Eiffel is a reclusive, death-obsessed novelist whose writing mysteriously dictates the life of the film’s protagonist in "Stranger Than Fiction."

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Karen Eiffel canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in film
fictional character
novelist
appearsIn Stranger Than Fiction
appearsInGenre metafictional film
associatedWith Internal Revenue Service
surface form: Internal Revenue Service (through Harold Crick)
characterTrait anxious
death-obsessed
introverted
morbid
reclusive
consults Penny Escher
createdBy Zach Helm
decidesTo change Harold Crick's fate
fictionalUniverse Stranger Than Fiction
filmGenreContext fantasy comedy-drama
firstAppearance Stranger Than Fiction
surface form: Stranger Than Fiction (2006 film)
gender female
hasCreativeProcess obsessive outlining of deaths
hasImaginaryControlOver events in Harold Crick's life
hasWriterBlock true
influencesFateOf Harold Crick
knownFor narration that affects reality
writing tragic endings
languageOfCharacter English
medium film
moralDilemma whether to kill Harold Crick
narratesLifeOf Harold Crick
nationality American
notableWorkInStory Death and Taxes
occupation novelist
partOfNarrativeDevice metafiction
portrayedBy Emma Thompson
portrayedIn live-action film
relationshipTo Penny Escher as assistant
setsEndingFor Harold Crick
settingOfWriting Chicago
smokes yes
suffersFrom anxiety
writer's block
workGenre literary fiction
worksWithPublisher Kay Eiffel's publisher (unnamed in film)
workTheme death
fate
mortality
tragedy
writesAbout Harold Crick

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Stranger Than Fiction character Karen Eiffel
Penny Escher employer Karen Eiffel
Penny Escher assistsCharacter Karen Eiffel
Penny Escher interactsWith Karen Eiffel
Harold Crick interactsWith Karen Eiffel
Harold Crick narratedBy Karen Eiffel