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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Swamp_Ophelia
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gptkbp:adaptation
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film rights sold
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Karen_Russell
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gptkbp:awards
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Finalist for the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Grandpa_Bigtree
gptkb:Kiwi_Bigtree
gptkb:Louis_Bigtree
gptkb:The_Swamp_Monster
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gptkbp:conflict
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economic challenges
personal identity
family struggles
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Swamplandia
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gptkbp:impact
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exploration of grief and loss
discussion of family dynamics
increased interest in Florida's culture
influence on literary discussions about fantasy.
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gptkbp:influence
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magical realism authors
contemporary fantasy authors
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:architect
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gptkbp:inspiration
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the author's childhood experiences
Florida's theme parks
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0307385739
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Ava_Bigtree
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:survival
gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:item
nature
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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magical realism
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The world is a swamp, and we are all just trying to stay afloat."
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gptkbp:page_count
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400
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gptkbp:plot
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Ava's journey to save her family's alligator wrestling theme park.
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:2011
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gptkbp:publisher
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Knopf
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gptkbp:related_to
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The Bigtree family
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Florida
Bigtree Island
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:musical
dark themes
lyrical prose
vivid imagery
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gptkbp:symbolism
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isolation
swamps
the afterlife
alligators
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:loss
gptkb:family
grief
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