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Literature: The Suicide Shop

"Has your life been a failure? Let's make your death a success."

- The Suicide Shop motto

The Suicide Shop (Le Magasin Des Suicides in its original French) is a Black Comedy by the French author and film-maker Jean Teule about the Tuvauches, the family that runs the afore-mentioned shop in the distant future after the "Big One" where life has become meaningless for most, leading to them seeking out the Suicide Shop, where they have a method to kill yourself for any budget. When their youngest son, Alan is born, they discover that he is not like the others.

This book includes examples of:

Black Comedy
Crapsack World
Cheerful Child: Alan
Meaningful Name: All three of the Tuvauche children are named after suicides.
- Alan for Alan Turing
- Marilyn for Marilyn Monroe
- Vincent for Vincent Van Gogh
Suicide As Comedy: Alan's sergeant during his stint in the Monaco suicide commando team.
"Watch carefully as I'll only be showing you once."