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gptkbp:instanceOf
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novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:television_series
1987
2006
2010
2015
2020
stage play
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:R._K._Narayan
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gptkbp:covers
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gptkb:N._S._B._Rao
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gptkbp:criticalReception
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well-received
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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inspired adaptations
influenced writers
depicted_Indian_childhood
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gptkbp:genre
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fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Swami and Friends
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
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gptkbp:influences
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coming-of-age stories
Indian_literature
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gptkbp:ISBN
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978-81-250-0010-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:mainCharacter
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Swaminathan
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gptkbp:narrativeStyle
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third-person
realistic
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Mani
Rajam
the headmaster
Swami's_father
Swami's_mother
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gptkbp:pageCount
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200
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gptkbp:plot
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depicts friendships and rivalries
highlights family dynamics
explores school life
follows a young boy's adventures
captures_the_essence_of_childhood_in_India
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gptkbp:publishedBy
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gptkb:Indian_Thought_Publications
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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1935
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gptkbp:setting
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Malgudi
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gptkbp:theme
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friendship
innocence
childhood
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gptkbp:translatedInto
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gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Malayalam
Hindi
Kannada
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