Toplin
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Toplin is a darkly surreal horror novel by Michael McDowell that follows the disturbed inner life of an unreliable narrator descending into madness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toplin canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ psychological horror novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation
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madness ⓘ mental illness ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn | inner life of the narrator ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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psychological horror ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
descent into madness
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distorted reality ⓘ hallucination ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
interior monologue
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak and claustrophobic atmosphere
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intense psychological portrait of a narrator ⓘ unreliable and fragmented narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Michael McDowell bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacteristic |
disturbed
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mentally unstable ⓘ unreliable ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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surreal ⓘ |
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