Doppelganger (other)
A doppelgänger is an apparition or double of a living person in folklore and fiction. Doppelgänger may also refer to: Books *Doppelganger (Brennan novel), ''Doppelganger'' (Brennan novel), a 2006 fantasy novel by Marie Brennan *''The Doppelganger: Literature's Philosophy'', 2010 book by Dimitris Vardoulakis *''Doppelganger'', a 2008 novel by Pete Hautman *''Doppelganger'', a 2010 novel by Jenny Valentine *''The Doppelganger'', a 1936 novel by Hammond Innes *Doppelganger (Klein book), ''Doppelganger'' (Klein book), a 2023 non-fiction book by Naomi Klein *Doppelganger (comics), a character appearing in Marvel Comics Film and television *Doppelgänger (1969 film), ''Doppelgänger'' (1969 film), British science fiction film *Doppelganger (1993 film), ''Doppelganger'' (1993 film), American supernatural thriller film starring Drew Barrymore *Doppelganger (2003 film), ''Doppelganger'' (2003 film), Japanese black comedy film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa *Doppelgänger (2023 film), ''Doppelgän ...
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Doppelgänger
A doppelgänger (), a compound noun formed by combining the two nouns (double) and (walker or goer) (), doppelgaenger or doppelganger is a biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person. In fiction and mythology, a doppelgänger is often portrayed as a ghostly or paranormal phenomenon and usually seen as a harbinger of bad luck. Other traditions and stories equate a doppelgänger with an evil twin. In modern times, the term twin stranger is occasionally used. Spelling The word ''doppelganger'' is a loanword from the German. The singular and plural forms are the same in German, but English writers usually prefer the plural "doppelgangers". The first known use, in the slightly different form ''Doppeltgänger'', occurs in the novel ''Siebenkäs'' (1796) by Jean Paul, in which he explains his newly coined word in a footnote; the word also appears in the novel, but with a different meaning. In German, the word is written (as is usual with German nouns) with ...
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