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| Author | Lemony Snicket (pen name of Daniel Handler) |
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| Illustrator | Brett Helquist |
| Cover artist | Brett Helquist |
| Language | English |
| Series | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| Genre | Gothic fiction Absurdist fiction Mystery |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | September 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 255 |
| ISBN | 0-06-175720-9 |
| Preceded by | The Vile Village |
| Followed by | The Carnivorous Carnival |
Book the Eighth: The Hostile Hospital is the eighth novel in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, the pseudonym of Daniel Handler. It takes place shortly after The Vile Village and is followed by a sequel, The Carnivorous Carnival.