French Exit
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French Exit is a darkly comic novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a disgraced Manhattan socialite and her son as they flee to Paris amid financial and personal ruin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Exit canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Patrick deWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Canadian-American ⓘ |
| basedOn | French Exit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
absurdist humor
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| director | Azazel Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | French Exit (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbnExample | 978-0-06-284692-1 ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Lucas Hedges
NERFINISHED
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Michelle Pfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Frances Price
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malcolm Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | adult fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination | Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | shortlisted for the 2018 Giller Prize ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 250 ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | disgraced Manhattan socialite ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ecco
NERFINISHED
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House of Anansi Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Patrick deWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
death and mortality
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family dysfunction ⓘ social satire ⓘ wealth and ruin ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
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