The tragicomedy is a sub-genre in literature and drama that combines tragedy (suffering and terrible events) and comedy (humor and funny events), in this way, during plays or literary works the audience does not only have negative feelings due to tragic events but also is amused due to the fun events. This type of literature is ideal in the case presented because the author wants to show the funny and terrible aspects of living in a distant country and through tragicomedy the author can effectively combine humor and tragedy of this topic in the same book.
A tragicomedy is a play or novel which contains essential features of both tragedy and comedy. As a consequence, the author could write about amusing and comic aspects of a distant country, as well as about events that have been disastrous and have caused great suffering.
