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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:The_Landlady_(film)
The_Landlady_(radio_play) The_Landlady_(stage_play) |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
imagery
irony foreshadowing |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Billy_and_the_landlady.
|
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Roald_Dahl
|
| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
the landlady's facade.
Billy's_naivety. |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Billy's_growing_suspicion.
|
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
generally positive.
|
| gptkbp:finish |
ambiguous.
Billy_discovers_the_truth_about_the_landlady. |
| gptkbp:flavorProfile |
suspenseful
|
| gptkbp:genre |
short story
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Landlady
|
| gptkbp:influence |
horror genre
psychological thriller. Dahl's_later_works. |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
real-life events.
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Billy_Weaver
the landlady |
| gptkbp:motif |
death.
hospitality. |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
third-person
unreliable narrator. |
| gptkbp:personalityTrait |
darkly humorous.
|
| gptkbp:plot |
A young man stays at a peculiar boarding house.
|
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:The_New_Yorker
1959 |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Bath,_England
mid-20th century. |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
stuffed animals
the boarding house. |
| gptkbp:theme |
isolation
deception |
| gptkbp:visitors |
limited
|