October in the Chair
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"October in the Chair" is a Neil Gaiman short story, framed as a gathering of the months telling tales, that blends melancholy, childhood, and the supernatural.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| October in the Chair canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| alsoAppearsIn | various Neil Gaiman short story collections and anthologies ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Locus Award for Best Short Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
ghostly companion
ⓘ
personification of the months ⓘ runaway child ⓘ story within a story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
October
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the ghost of a boy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Conjunctions:39 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality |
American
ⓘ
British ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCountRange | short fiction length ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
fairy-tale elements
ⓘ
lyrical prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
growing up
ⓘ
imagination ⓘ loss ⓘ seasons ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Fragile Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | The Graveyard Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood
ⓘ
death ⓘ friendship ⓘ loneliness ⓘ melancholy ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | a gathering of the months telling stories ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | Neil Gaiman short fiction ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection |
Headline Review
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural countryside ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ wistful ⓘ |
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