The Blunderer
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The Blunderer is a psychological crime novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an ostensibly ordinary man whose poor decisions entangle him in suspicion and moral decay after his wife's death.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological crime novel ⓘ |
| adaptedIntoFilm |
A Kind of Murder
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Le meurtrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Highsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle |
A Kind of Murder
NERFINISHED
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Le meurtrier ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
A Kind of Murder
NERFINISHED
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Le meurtrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Walter Stackhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Patricia Highsmith bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The novel follows an ostensibly ordinary man whose poor decisions entangle him in suspicion and moral decay after his wife's death. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Coward-McCann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| theme |
crime and punishment
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guilt ⓘ moral decay ⓘ ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances ⓘ suspicion ⓘ |
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