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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:music_video
gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Smiths
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
none known
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gptkbp:album
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gptkb:Strangeways,_Here_We_Come
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gptkbp:artistic_influence
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quirky humor
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Douglas_Coupland
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Doug's growth
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gptkbp:character_development
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emotional growth
explores relationships
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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complex dynamics
friendship and loyalty
internal struggles
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gptkbp:chart_position
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gptkb:UK_Singles_Chart
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gptkbp:conflict
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self-discovery
personal vs societal expectations
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:The_Smiths
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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reflects 1990s youth culture
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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1990s youth culture
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Unknown
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gptkbp:followed_by
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Hey Nostradamus!
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
Alternative rock
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Girlfriend in a Coma
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gptkbp:influenced
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later works of Coupland
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Generation_X
pop culture
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gptkbp:influences
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postmodern literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life events
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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love and loss
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-312-19580-0
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:Rough_Trade_Records
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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2:58
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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metafiction
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Doug
gptkb:Karen
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gptkbp:motif
|
coma
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
stream of consciousness
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gptkbp:page_count
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256
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gptkbp:plot
|
a girl falls into a coma
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gptkbp:plot_twist
|
unexpected outcomes
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1998
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:St._Martin's_Press
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1987
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
1990s
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gptkbp:significance
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explores existential themes
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gptkbp:sound
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ironic
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gptkbp:stations
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cult following
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gptkbp:style
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satirical
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gptkbp:symbol
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coma as a metaphor
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gptkbp:symbolism
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life's unpredictability
coma as a state of being
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gptkbp:theme
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life and death
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:loss
gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:organization
nostalgia
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gptkbp:viewpoint
|
contemporary
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gptkbp:voice_actor
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gptkb:Doug
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Johnny_Marr
gptkb:Morrissey
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