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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Author
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:O._Henry_Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
National Book Award
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gptkbp:born
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July 21, 1933
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:died
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August 2, 1982
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gptkbp:genre
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Fantasy
Literary fiction
Philosophical fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Gardner
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:Joyce_Carol_Oates
gptkb:John_Updike
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:William_Faulkner
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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gptkb:Beowulf
gptkb:The_Bible
Philosophy
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Complex characters
Philosophical themes in literature
Exploring the nature of good and evil
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Grendel
October Light's characters
The Sunlight Dialogues' characters
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Grendel
The Sunlight Dialogues
October Light
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Poet
Essayist
Novelist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Batavia,_New_York
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Poughkeepsie,_New_York
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Literary criticism
Creative writing
Teaching literature
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:St._Peter's_Cemetery
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gptkbp:spouse
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Joan_Gardner
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.johngardner.com
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