We Can Get Them for You Wholesale
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We Can Get Them for You Wholesale is a darkly comic short story by Neil Gaiman about a man who discovers a sinister assassination service offering bulk discounts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| We Can Get Them for You Wholesale canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dark comedy
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short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man versus self
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man versus society ⓘ |
| containsElement | supernatural or uncanny organization ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endingTone | bleak ⓘ |
| escalationDetail | assassination service offers cheaper rates for larger numbers of victims ⓘ |
| escalationDetail | protagonist expands contract from one target to many people ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | magazine short story ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasAssassinationService | sinister company offering bulk discounts on killings ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForUsingService | desire for revenge on unfaithful girlfriend ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Peter Pinter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man discovers a mysterious assassination service that offers bulk discounts and gradually orders more extensive killings. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | office worker ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
petty
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timid ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary city ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
assassination
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bureaucracy ⓘ consumerism ⓘ escalation of violence ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Neil Gaiman short fiction corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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