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| 3 | ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'' is a 2007 comedic novel by Paul Torday. It's a political satire on New Labour spin in Britain. And about an attempt to bring salmon to the Yemen so the people could enjoy the wonderful effects of fishing. |
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| 5 | It was adapted into a movie in 2011, directed by Creator/LasseHallstrom and starring Creator/EmilyBlunt, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/KristinScottThomas. |
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| 8 | !!The novel contains examples of: |
| 9 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: And how. [[spoiler: We've got Fred for Harriet and Peter for Jay, although the latter is more implicit. None of the requited relationships work out too well either.]] |
| 10 | * BittersweetEnding: Bordering on DownerEnding. [[spoiler:The project succeeds but just about everything else goes down in flames - Jay and the Sheikh die in a flood, along with the funding for the project, Harriet and Fred part while he stays married to Mary and Peter turns into a train wreck. The only real bright spot is that Fred finds a decent job and the Yemeni government are considering rebooting the project in the distant future.]] |
| 11 | * DidNotGetTheGirl: Fred. |
| 12 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The prime minister and his spin-doctor are obvious stand-ins for Tony Blair and Alistair Darling. Inevitably this aspect seemed dated as satire shortly afterwards. |
| 13 | * ScrapbookStory: The entire novel is told through letters, newspaper articles and transcripts from an investigation into the plot;s events. The characters can get oddly personal and lyrical considering the nature of the documents. |
| 14 | * TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Somewhat implied by British troops having been called in to protect Saudi oil fields. |
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| 16 | !!The movie contains examples of: |
| 17 | * AdaptedOut: The only real characters in the movie are Fred, Harriet, the Sheikh, Fred's wife, Fred's boss, and the British Prime ministers press secretary. |
| 18 | * BittersweetEnding: A lot Sweeter than the book's. [[spoiler:Fred gets the girl, the dam is still whole and some salmon are still alive.]] |
| 19 | * TheFilmOfTheBook |
| 20 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:While the project still gets wrecked, the Sheikh survives, and the only one who dies is a nameless guard.]] |
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