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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:M._T._Anderson
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Boston_Globe-Horn_Book_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Dr._Trefusis
gptkb:Cassiopeia
the narrator
Mr. Gitney
Octavian's mother
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gptkbp:character_development
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Octavian's journey
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
external conflict
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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discussions on race and identity
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Astonishing_Life_of_Octavian_Nothing,_Traitor_to_the_Nation:_Volume_II
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:historical_fiction
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gptkbp:illustrator
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gptkb:David_Mc_Kean
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:American_Revolution
Enlightenment philosophy
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:philosophy
real historical events
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0763629640
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Octavian_Nothing
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:science
gptkb:race
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gptkbp:narrative
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limited third-person
first-person plural
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
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gptkbp:page_count
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gptkb:368
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Candlewick_Press
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gptkbp:series
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gptkb:The_Astonishing_Life_of_Octavian_Nothing
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Boston
18th century America
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical prose
historical accuracy
epistolary elements
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:the_Enlightenment
gptkb:the_American_Revolution
the concept of freedom
the laboratory
the character of Octavian
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:identity
freedom
slavery
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Astonishing_Life_of_Octavian_Nothing,_Traitor_to_the_Nation:_Volume_II
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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