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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Drowning_Girl
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Caitlín_R._Kiernan
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Locus_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Novel
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Artist
gptkb:The_Ghost
gptkb:Abigail
gptkb:The_Drowning_Girl
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:launch_complex
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gptkbp:cover_art
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gptkb:David_Stevenson
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fantasy
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1-101-55080-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:ballet
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:Dreams
gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Memory
gptkb:Water
gptkb:artwork
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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:plot
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Explores themes of loss and memory.
Features surreal and dreamlike sequences.
Focuses on a young woman with a troubled past.
Includes a journey of self-discovery.
Involves elements of magical realism.
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:2012
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Roc
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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Adults
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:The_Ape's_Wife_and_Other_Stories
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gptkbp:series
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Standalone
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island
Contemporary America
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gptkbp:significance
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Examines the nature of reality.
Addresses issues of gender and sexuality.
Contributes to the genre of dark fantasy.
Explores complex psychological themes.
Recognized for its unique narrative voice.
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gptkbp:style
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Lyrical prose.
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Art symbolizes self-expression.
Dreams symbolize subconscious fears.
Isolation symbolizes mental struggles.
The drowning girl symbolizes lost potential.
Water symbolizes emotions.
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
Mental Illness
Reality vs. Illusion
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