 Cover to the 1941 first US edition | |
| Author | Patrick Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Black comedy |
| Publisher | Constable (UK) Random House (US) |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Hangover Square is a 1941 novel by English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton. It follows the alcoholic George Harvey Bone (who has a dissociative identity disorder) and his tortured love for Netta Longdon in the months leading up to the Second World War. Subtitled A tale of Darkest Earl's Court, it is set in that area of London in 1939.
A black comedy, it is often cited as Hamilton's finest novel, exemplifying the author's concerns over social inequalities, the rise of fascism and the impending onset of World War II.