Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robin_Sloan
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkbp:author gptkb:Robin_Sloan
gptkbp:awards Best Book of 2012 by NPR
gptkbp:book_format gptkb:book
ebook
hardcover
gptkbp:character The Archivist
Kat Potok
Mr. Penumbra
Neel Shah
gptkbp:conflict The struggle between old and new knowledge.
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:The_Alchemist
gptkb:Brave_New_World
gptkb:The_Book_Thief
gptkb:The_Catcher_in_the_Rye
gptkb:The_Goldfinch
gptkb:The_Great_Gatsby
gptkb:The_Handmaid's_Tale
gptkb:The_Night_Circus
gptkb:The_Road
gptkb:1984
gptkb:The_Martian
gptkb:The_Secret_History
gptkb:The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier_&_Clay
gptkb:Ready_Player_One
gptkb:The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
gptkb:The_Time_Traveler's_Wife
gptkb:Fahrenheit_451
gptkb:The_Da_Vinci_Code
gptkb:The_Shadow_of_the_Wind
gptkbp:influences mystery novels
gptkbp:inspiration real-life bookstores
gptkbp:isbn 978-0374214913
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Clay_Jannon
gptkbp:motif books and technology
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:page_count 288
gptkbp:plot A young man discovers a mysterious bookstore.
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:2012
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Farrar,_Straus_and_Giroux
gptkbp:reader_demographic young adults
gptkbp:series standalone
gptkbp:setting gptkb:San_Francisco
a secret society
gptkbp:theme technology vs. tradition