Nicholas Was…
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"Nicholas Was…" is a short, darkly whimsical Christmas-themed story by Neil Gaiman that delivers a sinister twist on the legend of Santa Claus.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Neil Gaiman Christmas readings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMotif | Santa Claus legend ⓘ |
| containsElement |
dark humor
ⓘ
supernatural elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | a sinister version of Santa Claus ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas fiction
ⓘ
dark fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasOnlineCirculation | true ⓘ |
| hasTwistEnding | true ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isFrequentlySharedAs | Christmas microfiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | very short story ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| setting | Christmas season ⓘ |
| style |
concise prose
ⓘ
ironic twist ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption of innocence
ⓘ
immortality ⓘ subversion of Christmas mythology ⓘ the burden of eternal life ⓘ |
| tone | darkly whimsical ⓘ |
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