The Butcher Boy
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The Butcher Boy is a darkly comic Irish novel by Patrick McCabe that follows the disturbing psychological unraveling of a troubled boy in a small 1960s Irish town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Butcher Boy canonical | 8 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Irish novel
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dark comedy ⓘ film ⓘ novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Butcher Boy (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Patrick McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Butcher Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
black humor
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institutionalization of the protagonist ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ violence against others ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| depicts | psychological unraveling of a boy ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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dark comedy ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Francie Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a disturbed child narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Francie Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| settingPlace | small Irish town ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse
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childhood trauma ⓘ dysfunctional family ⓘ mental illness ⓘ religion ⓘ small-town life ⓘ social isolation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
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