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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Not_a_Drop_to_Drink
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:theatre
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Evelyn_Waugh
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:John_Beaver
gptkb:Brenda_Last
gptkb:Dr._Philip_Chase
gptkb:Jock_Grant-Menzies
gptkb:Mrs._Beaver
Miss Ethel
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Tony Last and Brenda Last
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gptkbp:conflict
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personal vs societal expectations
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced modern British literature
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gptkbp:followed_by
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A Handful of Dust (film)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:comic_book
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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In a Handful of Dust
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gptkbp:influenced
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post-war literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Waugh's experiences in the 1920s
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gptkbp:is_evaluated_by
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widely regarded as a classic
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Tony_Last
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gptkbp:motif
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decay
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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gptkb:musical
third-person
irony
satirical commentary
social critique
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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' I am not a man of the world.'
' I have no desire to be a part of it.'
' It is a great pity.'
' The world is a very beautiful place.'
' You can’t go on like this.'
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gptkbp:plot
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explores the collapse of a marriage
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gptkbp:published_by
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1934
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Chapman_&_Hall
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1988
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:England
1920s
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the English countryside
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gptkbp:theme
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disillusionment
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