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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:BBC
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:BBC_Two
gptkb:miniseries
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:2018
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:China_Miéville
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Locus_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Novel
gptkb:British_Science_Fiction_Association_Award
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke_Award
gptkb:Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Borlú's journey
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:Tyador_Borlú
gptkb:Mahalia_Geary
gptkb:Inspector_Dreyfus
social dynamics
moral dilemmas
complex characters
cultural identity exploration
Tyador Borlú's journey
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Borlú and Dreyfus
Borlú and Geary
Borlú and the citizens of Besźel
Borlú and the citizens of Ul Qoma
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:conflict
gptkb:murder_mystery
personal conflict
social conflict
cross-border tensions
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gptkbp:cover_artist
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gptkb:David_A._Hardy
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced other works of fiction
inspired academic analysis
influenced urban fantasy genre
discussions on nationalism
inspired discussions on urbanism
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gptkbp:cultural_influence
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gptkb:postmodernism
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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Eastern European culture
post-colonialism
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Embassytown
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:fantasy
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gptkbp:has_culture
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gptkb:satire
social commentary
surrealism
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The City & The City
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:sociology
gptkb:political_theory
gptkb:philosophy
magical realism
surrealism
urban fantasy
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkb:Italo_Calvino
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:political_divisions
gptkb:urban_development
gptkb:real-world_politics
cultural studies
urban theory
real-world cities
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-230-01712-4
978-0-230-01745-3
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Tyador_Borlú
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:memory
gptkb:mask
surveillance
separation
dual cities
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gptkbp:narrative
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third-person
non-linear
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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gptkb:mystery
social commentary
detailed world-building
speculative fiction
complex plot
rich characterizations
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The city is a place of contradictions."
" To see and not see."
" We are not in the same place."
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gptkbp:page_count
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gptkb:368
400
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gptkbp:plot
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gptkb:murder_mystery
examines the division between two cities
explores the nature of reality and perception
features a unique setting of overlapping cities
investigates a murder case
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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reality perception
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:Kraken
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:2009
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Pan_Macmillan
gptkb:Macmillan
gptkb:Macmillan_Publishers
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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gptkb:immersive_experience
immersive
cult following
varied interpretations
thought-provoking
interactive reading experience
intellectual challenge
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Artist
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:citizens
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Besźel
gptkb:Ul_Qoma
two cities existing in the same physical space
two overlapping cities
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gptkbp:setting_contrast
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reality vs. illusion
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:detective_fiction
social commentary
speculative fiction
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:walls
perception
dualism
separation
borders
perception of reality
walls between cities
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:politics
gptkb:identity
perception
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:politics
gptkb:identity
perception
social constructs
reality vs perception
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gptkbp:translated_into
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multiple languages
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:China_Miéville
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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