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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Major_Jack_Celliers
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:Empire_of_the_Sun_(film)
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:1987
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:J._G._Ballard
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gptkbp:awards
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nominated for the Booker Prize
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gptkbp:character_development
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Jim's transformation
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Jim and Basie
Jim and Dr. Rawlins
Jim and his parents
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Roger_Deakins
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced writers
influenced filmmakers
studied in schools
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Steven_Spielberg
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Christian_Bale
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gptkbp:followed_by
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The Kindness of Women
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:John_Williams
semi-autobiographical novel
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:World_War_II
Japanese occupation of China
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Empire of the Sun (novel)
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gptkbp:influenced
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war literature
post-apocalyptic literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:existentialism
surrealism
modernist literature
personal experiences of war
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gptkbp:influences
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autobiographical experiences
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Ballard's childhood during World War II
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-224-02412-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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Jim
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
stream of consciousness
vivid imagery
non-linear narrative
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gptkbp:page_count
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288
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1984
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Jonathan_Cape
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Shanghai
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the sun
childhood innocence
war's impact
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:survival
gptkb:war
loss of innocence
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Tom_Stoppard
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