Esio Trot
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Esio Trot is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a shy man who uses a clever tortoise-related ruse to win the affection of his neighbor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television film ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| aimOfProtagonist | to win the affection of his neighbor Mrs Silver ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPlotDevice | tortoise-related ruse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal | tortoise ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Esio Trot (2015 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Quentin Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | an apartment building ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alfie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr Hoppy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | retired bachelor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
deception
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | "Esio Trot" is "tortoise" spelled backwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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