Damage (novel)

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Damage is a 1991 psychological novel by Josephine Hart that explores obsessive love, self-destruction, and the devastating consequences of an illicit affair within a British political family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
novel
psychological novel
author Josephine Hart NERFINISHED
basedOn Damage (novel) NERFINISHED
centralConflict affair between politician and son’s fiancée
containsElement domestic drama
political backdrop
psychological realism
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores consequences of betrayal
moral ambiguity
psychological trauma
genre psychological fiction
romantic drama
hasAdaptation Damage (1992 film) NERFINISHED
hasMotive emotional emptiness
sexual obsession
hasSubject British political family
extramarital relationship
family tragedy
languageStyle concise
intense
literaryForm prose
literaryPeriod late 20th-century literature
mainTheme family breakdown
illicit affair
obsessive love
power and politics
self-destruction
marketedAs literary fiction
narrativePerspective first-person
narrativeStyle introspective
notableFor depiction of destructive sexual obsession
portrayal of emotional collapse
originalLanguage English
protagonistRole British politician
publicationYear 1991
setting British political milieu
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
structure linear narrative
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century
tone dark
tragic

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subject surface form: Damage (1992 film)
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