the Berry family

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The Berry family is the eccentric, resilient New England clan at the center of John Irving’s novel "The Hotel New Hampshire," whose intertwined misadventures span tragedy, dark humor, and unconventional love.

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instanceOf fictional family
appearsIn The Hotel New Hampshire NERFINISHED
associatedWith bears
circus performers
taxidermied family dog Sorrow NERFINISHED
wrestling
belongsToWorkGenre literary fiction
belongsToWorkSubgenre dark comedy
centralToPlotOf The Hotel New Hampshire NERFINISHED
countryOfFictionalOrigin United States NERFINISHED
createdBy John Irving NERFINISHED
explores incestuous desire
sexual identity
trauma and healing
firstPublicationContext novel The Hotel New Hampshire
hasAdaptationIn 1984 film The Hotel New Hampshire NERFINISHED
hasFamilyName Berry NERFINISHED
hasHomeRegion New England NERFINISHED
hasMember Egg Berry NERFINISHED
Frank Berry NERFINISHED
Franny Berry NERFINISHED
John Berry NERFINISHED
Mary Berry NERFINISHED
Win Berry NERFINISHED
hasSetting Maine NERFINISHED
Vienna NERFINISHED
small-town New Hampshire
hasTheme dark humor
eccentricity
family resilience
sexual violence and recovery
tragedy
unconventional love
languageOfWork English
narratedBy John Berry NERFINISHED
operates first Hotel New Hampshire in New Hampshire
hotel in Maine
second Hotel New Hampshire in Vienna
portrayedAs eccentric
resilient
tightly knit
timeOfStory mid-20th century
undergoes multiple family tragedies
terrorist attack at a Vienna hotel

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