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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:science_fiction
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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present
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gptkbp:active_years_start
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gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:John_W._Campbell_Memorial_Award
gptkb:Locus_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1961-08-20
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Perth,_Australia
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gptkbp:birth_year
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gptkb:1961
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gptkbp:child
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Not publicly disclosed
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Western_Australia
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:science_fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Greg Egan
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Charles_Stross
gptkb:Neal_Stephenson
gptkb:Cory_Doctorow
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:Workshops
Conventions
Literary festivals
Science fiction community
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:virtual_reality
gptkb:Artificial_Intelligence
gptkb:Transhumanism
Philosophical themes
Speculative fiction
Mathematical concepts
Posthumanism
Exploring complex scientific concepts
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Australian
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gptkbp:nominated_for
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gptkb:Distress
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gptkbp:notable_character
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Egan's characters often explore consciousness
Egan's characters often explore identity
Egan's characters often explore morality
Egan's characters often explore technology
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Permutation_City
gptkb:Distress
gptkb:Quarantine
gptkb:Schild's_Ladder
gptkb:Zendegi
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Novelist
Software engineer
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gptkbp:spouse
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Not publicly disclosed
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.gregegan.net
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Robert_A._Heinlein
gptkb:Retro-Hugo_Award
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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