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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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not adapted into film
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gptkbp:adaptations
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none known
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:George_Lamming
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:print
ebook
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gptkbp:awards
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none known
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gptkbp:character_development
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family influence
G. Lamming's growth
community's role
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gptkbp:conflict
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personal vs societal
individual vs colonial power
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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examines class dynamics
explores colonial impact
discusses identity formation
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_aspect
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Caribbean culture
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Emigrants
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gptkbp:genre
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coming-of-age
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gptkbp:historical_context
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British colonial rule
independence movements
post-war Caribbean
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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In the Castle of My Skin
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Derek_Walcott
gptkb:V._S._Naipaul
gptkb:Edwidge_Danticat
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gptkbp:influences
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Caribbean literature
postcolonial literature
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-14-303973-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:G._Lamming
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:memory
gptkb:community
childhood
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gptkbp:narrative
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first-person
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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realism
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gptkbp:page_count
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256
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:G._Lamming
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gptkbp:published
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1953
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Penguin_Books
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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academic interest
studied in literature courses
popular among Caribbean readers
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Barbados
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the castle
the skin
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:identity
class struggle
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:20th_century
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sons_of_Kemet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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