The Gorse Trilogy
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The Gorse Trilogy is a series of darkly comic psychological novels by Patrick Hamilton that follow the manipulative exploits of the charming conman Ernest Ralph Gorse in mid-20th-century England.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gorse Trilogy canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book trilogy
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novel series ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist | antihero ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Patrick Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
deception
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fraud ⓘ manipulation ⓘ post-war British society ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| follows | manipulative exploits of a charming conman ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | psychological realism ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus |
interpersonal relationships
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psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mr Stimpson and Mr Gorse
NERFINISHED
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The West Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Unknown Assailant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
cult classic
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darkly humorous portrayal of a sociopath ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
charm as a weapon
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class and social status ⓘ exploitation of vulnerability ⓘ identity and deception ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ernest Ralph Gorse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | conman ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Ernest Ralph Gorse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistFullName | Ernest Ralph Gorse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.