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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Anita_Desai
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
none known
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Anita_Desai
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
none known
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Bakha
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Raja
gptkb:Tara
Bimla
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gptkbp:character_development
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complex characters
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:military_conflict
internal conflict
family conflict
personal conflict
external conflict
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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depicts family dynamics
addresses themes of displacement
explores Indian society
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:In_Custody
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gptkbp:genre
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Literary fiction
literary fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Clear Light of Day
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gptkbp:influences
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Indian culture
Western literature
Indian literature
Indian history
post-colonial literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Desai's own life
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0140121004
978-0143039653
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Bakha
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Raja
gptkb:Tara
Bimla
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:loss
nostalgia
change
urban life
sibling rivalry
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
multiple perspectives
flashbacks
non-linear
third-person perspective
non-linear narrative
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gptkbp:page_count
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224
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1980
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1980
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Penguin_Books
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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critically acclaimed
thought-provoking
emotionally resonant
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:20th_century
gptkb:Delhi,_India
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gptkbp:significance
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examines gender roles
depicts post-independence India
explores Indian middle-class life
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical
lyrical prose
introspective
reflective
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the river
the house
the garden
the past
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
family relationships
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