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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
literary work
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
theatrical adaptation
audiobook radio adaptation film_adaptation_of_Waiting_for_the_Barbarians |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:John_M._Coetzee
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| gptkbp:awards |
Booker Prize
|
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Michael_K
the Master the_Magistrate |
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Waiting_for_the_Barbarians
gptkb:The_Master_of_Petersburg gptkb:Life_&_Times_of_Michael_K |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
widely acclaimed
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| gptkbp:explores |
the nature of power
human rights issues moral ambiguity the struggle for survival the concept of justice the nature of truth the role of the individual in society the role of memory the search for meaning the legacy of colonialism the complexity of human relationships the consequences of violence the quest for belonging the impact of history on personal identity the effects of apartheid the fragility of human dignity the relationship between oppressor and oppressed |
| gptkbp:genre |
novel
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The African Trilogy
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| gptkbp:impact |
academic studies
literary criticism |
| gptkbp:influenced |
contemporary_African_literature
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
postcolonial literature
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| gptkbp:influences |
postmodern literature
feminist literature global literature South_African_writers |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
personal_experiences_of_Coetzee
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
third-person narrative
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| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:Secker_&_Warburg
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1977
1980s 1990s 2000s |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:South_Africa
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| gptkbp:style |
lyrical prose
symbolism philosophical reflections |
| gptkbp:theme |
identity
colonialism power dynamics |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
multiple languages
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