Undermajordomo Minor
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Undermajordomo Minor is a darkly comic, fairy-tale-like novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a young man’s strange and surreal service at a remote and mysterious castle.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Undermajordomo Minor canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Patrick deWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkBefore | Patrick deWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
absurdist fiction
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fairy tales ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
feasts and banquets
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labyrinthine castle ⓘ letters and communication ⓘ war in the background ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Sisters Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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dark comedy ⓘ fairy-tale-like fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtStyle | stylized, storybook-like design ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
978-0-06-228002-0
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978-1-77089-415-0 ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
arch, mannered dialogue
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blend of absurdism and romance ⓘ eccentric aristocratic characters ⓘ fairy-tale structure with modern sensibility ⓘ surreal events at a remote castle ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative with episodic adventures ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of life
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class and social hierarchy ⓘ loneliness ⓘ love ⓘ storytelling and myth ⓘ |
| isStandalone | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucien Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | darkly comic fairy tale for adults ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 250-300 pages ⓘ |
| protagonist | Lucien Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ecco
NERFINISHED
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House of Anansi Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | remote castle ⓘ |
| settingDescription | mysterious castle in a vaguely European countryside ⓘ |
| style | fairy-tale-like ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
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