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.

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instanceOf film
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
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
House of Anansi Press NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2020
screenwriter Patrick deWitt NERFINISHED
settingLocation Manhattan NERFINISHED
Paris
structure linear narrative
theme death and mortality
family dysfunction
social satire
wealth and ruin
timePeriodSetting contemporary era
tone darkly comic

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Patrick DeWitt notableWork French Exit
Lucas Hedges notableWork French Exit