Le Horla
E786177
Le Horla is a classic 1887 horror short story by Guy de Maupassant that explores madness, the supernatural, and unseen malevolent forces through a series of diary entries.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Guy de Maupassant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralAntagonist | the Horla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
hallucination
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invisible entities ⓘ loss of self-control ⓘ paranoia ⓘ psychological deterioration ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | newspaper ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | the Horla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
many world languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century spiritualism
ⓘ
contemporary interest in psychiatry ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short story ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
naturalism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fear of the unknown
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invisible beings ⓘ madness ⓘ mental instability ⓘ possession ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ unseen malevolent forces ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous treatment of madness and the supernatural
ⓘ
influence on later horror writers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French horror literature canon ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| setting | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of diary entries ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrative | 19th century ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
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dark ⓘ oppressive ⓘ |
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