Crystal World

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Helen_Marnie
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:none
not adapted to film
gptkbp:author gptkb:J._G._Ballard
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character_arc transformation of Edward Sanders
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:launch_complex
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:hubris
complex dynamics
gptkbp:climax discovery of the crystal world
gptkbp:conflict internal
self-acceptance
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced other works
gptkbp:cultural_references art and nature
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkbp:historical_context 1960s counterculture
gptkbp:historical_period future
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crystal World
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:none
gptkbp:influenced_artists post-apocalyptic genre
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:modernism
gptkbp:influences surrealism
gptkbp:inspiration personal experiences
gptkbp:is_motivated_by exploration of self
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of human condition
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-00-654202-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy influential in speculative fiction
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Edward_Sanders
gptkbp:motif nature vs. civilization
search for meaning
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
third-person
multiple perspectives
experimental
gptkbp:next_edition hardcover
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:philosophy nature of reality
gptkbp:plot non-linear
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1966
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Jonathan_Cape
gptkbp:reader_demographic varied
cult following
thought-provoking
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Drowned_World
gptkbp:resolution ambiguous ending
gptkbp:series standalone
gptkbp:setting a tropical landscape
lush and dangerous
gptkbp:significance exploration of human psyche
gptkbp:style lyrical
gptkbp:symbolism crystals
Edward as a seeker
gptkbp:thematic_element human evolution
isolation
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Transformation
gptkbp:themes gptkb:existentialism