Handling the Undead
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Handling the Undead is a Swedish horror novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist that explores the emotional and societal consequences of the dead inexplicably returning to life in modern-day Stockholm.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Ajvide Lindqvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
multiple intertwined storylines
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reanimated corpses ⓘ supernatural event ⓘ |
| hasHumanCharacters | yes ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalCharacters | yes ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Swedish ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
character-driven
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death and loss
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family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ return of the dead ⓘ societal disruption ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional consequences of the dead returning
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societal consequences of the dead returning ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on characters’ emotional lives
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realistic treatment of a zombie-like scenario ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| sharesGenreWith | Let the Right One In NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | John Ajvide Lindqvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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