Room (novel)
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Room is a 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a young boy and his mother held captive in a small room, exploring themes of trauma, resilience, and the bond between parent and child.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Room (2015 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| character | Old Nick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Lenny Abrahamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | none ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
hostage situation
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kidnapping ⓘ post-traumatic stress disorder ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | kidnapping cases such as the Fritzl case ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-316-09833-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAward | Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
e-book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
child narrator perspective on captivity
ⓘ
exploration of psychological aftermath of captivity ⓘ |
| pageCount | 321 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Picador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Emma Donoghue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
a single room
ⓘ
a small locked garden shed ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Man Booker Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
adaptation to the outside world
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imprisonment ⓘ mother–child bond ⓘ resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | early 21st century ⓘ |
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