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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:book
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gptkbp:adaptation
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not adapted into film
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gptkbp:adaptations
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none known
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Albert_Cohen
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
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gptkbp:awards
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none known
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gptkbp:character_development
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depicts family dynamics
explores the author's childhood
focuses on the mother's life
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:France
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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examines the immigrant experience
explores mother-son relationships
reflects on Jewish identity
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gptkbp:genre
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autobiographical novel
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Book of My Mother
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:literary_criticism
autobiographical literature
contemporary memoirs
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:French_literature
gptkb:Jewish_community
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-2070368234
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:narrative_structure
gptkb:metaphor
symbolism
imagery
allusion
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gptkbp:main_character
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the author's mother
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I am my mother's son."
" To write is to remember."
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gptkbp:original_language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:page_count
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192
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1954
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Éditions_de_la_Nouvelle_Revue_Française
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Belle_du_Seigneur
The Life of My Mother
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gptkbp:setting
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the city as a symbol of identity
the home as a symbol of comfort
the mother as a symbol of heritage
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:loss
gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
gptkb:family
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gptkbp:translated_into
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Catherine Temerson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Colette
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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