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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:J._G._Ballard
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gptkbp:character
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exploration of self
acceptance of fate
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gptkbp:character_arc
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gptkb:Transformation
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gptkbp:character_development
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psychological
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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gptkb:launch_complex
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gptkbp:character_traits
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introspective
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
man vs. nature
ambiguous
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced environmental literature
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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frequent in discussions of climate fiction
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gptkbp:explores
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human psyche
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Crystal_World
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:has_gameplay_element
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tropical landscape
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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speculative fiction
various dystopian novels
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Monarch
modernist literature
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gptkbp:influences
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postmodern literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Ballard's experiences in the tropics
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gptkbp:is_a_moment_of
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Kerans' realization
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gptkbp:is_critical_for
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widely studied
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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gptkb:survival
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0006542022
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:literary_work
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Robert_Kerans
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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stream of consciousness
third-person
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gptkbp:next_edition
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1962 edition
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The world was a vast, drowned landscape."
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gptkbp:page_count
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256
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gptkbp:plot
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linear
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1962
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Jonathan_Cape
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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varied
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gptkbp:setting
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post-apocalyptic Earth
future
sweltering heat
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gptkbp:significance
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considered a classic
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical
descriptive
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:item
drowning
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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loss of civilization
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:TV_series
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gptkbp:theme
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climate change
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Drowned_World
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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