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One Hand Clapping

Anthony Burgess (1961)

SubgenreMagical Realism
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.83

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

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Hero archetypes

Morally Gray Hero

Synopsis

Shirley and Howard are a handsome couple, Howard also has a photographic memory which leads him to success on the "Over and Over" TV quiz show. He increases his prize money by betting on the horses and then sets out with Shirley to sample the best that life can offer - including murder.

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Literary FictionDark ComedySocial SatirePsychological Fiction