Hangover Square
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Hangover Square is a dark psychological novel by Patrick Hamilton that follows a mentally unstable man in pre–World War II London as he becomes obsessed with a woman and descends toward violence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Hangover Square (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | regarded as one of Patrick Hamilton's major works ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | John Brahm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
George Harvey Bone
NERFINISHED
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Mickey NERFINISHED ⓘ Netta Longdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
alcohol and hangovers
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blackout and dissociation ⓘ doomed romance ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistCondition |
possible dissociative disorder
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psychological instability ⓘ |
| hasStructure | alternation between normal and psychotic states of the protagonist ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Hangover Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | George Harvey Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark portrayal of pre-war London bohemian life
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depiction of psychosis and blackout states ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 300–400 pages ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | late work of Patrick Hamilton ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mentally unstable man in pre–World War II London becomes obsessed with a woman and moves toward an act of violence. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| publisher | Constable & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gas Light
NERFINISHED
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Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | pre–World War II ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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alienation ⓘ mental illness ⓘ obsession ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | late 1930s ⓘ |
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