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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:book
gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:comedy
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Betty_Mac_Donald
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gptkbp:available_in
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libraries
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gptkbp:available_on
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gptkb:audiobook
ebook
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Egg and I by Betty Mac Donald
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gptkbp:box_office
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$3 million
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gptkbp:broadcast_network
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gptkb:NBC
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Mabel
gptkb:Bob_Mac_Donald
Mr. Mac Donald
Mrs. Mac Donald
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Charles_Lang
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gptkbp:color
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Black and white
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gptkbp:conflict
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urban vs rural life
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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popular in the 1940s
inspired other works
influenced perceptions of rural life
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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depicts women's roles
depicts post-war American life
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Leo_Mc_Carey
gptkb:Chester_Erskine
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gptkbp:discusses
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personal growth
relationships
community life
gender roles
challenges of rural living
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
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gptkbp:editing
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George Hively
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gptkbp:featured_in
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book clubs
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:Claudette_Colbert
gptkb:Fred_Mac_Murray
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gptkbp:film_debut
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novel by Betty Mac Donald
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gptkbp:focus
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rural life
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Plague_and_I
The Egg and I 2
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:autobiography
gptkb:comedy
gptkb:memoir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Egg and I
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gptkbp:illustrator
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gptkb:Katherine_Evans
gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:influence
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American culture
American literature
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:popular_culture
cooking shows
feminist literature
subsequent memoirs
Betty Mac Donald's later works
TV shows about rural life
subsequent memoirs about farm life
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Betty Mac Donald's life on a chicken farm
Betty Mac Donald's life
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gptkbp:inspired
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cooking shows
reality TV shows
women's literature
books about community living
books about family dynamics
books about farming
books about humor in adversity
books about life lessons
books about personal growth
books about resilience
books about rural challenges
books about self-sufficiency
books about women's empowerment
books about women's experiences
chicken farming interest
humorous writing about domestic life
memoirs about motherhood
memoirs about rural living
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-06-095644-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Betty_Mac_Donald
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Leroy_Anderson
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
humorous
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills."
" I was a city girl..."
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:plot
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A couple moves to a farm and faces various challenges.
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:Betty_Mac_Donald
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gptkbp:published
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1945
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gptkbp:published_year
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1945
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Harper_&_Brothers
gptkb:William_Morrow_and_Company
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gptkbp:related_to
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Betty Mac Donald's other works
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gptkbp:release_date
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April 17, 1947
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gptkbp:release_year
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1947
1951
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gptkbp:runtime
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102 minutes
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gptkbp:sales
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over 1 million copies
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gptkbp:screenplay
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gptkb:Lydia_H._Smith
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gptkbp:sequel
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gptkb:The_Plague_and_I
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Washington_State
chicken farm
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gptkbp:setting_time
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1930s
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Claudette_Colbert
gptkb:Fred_Mac_Murray
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gptkbp:style
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humorous
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:family
self-discovery
rural life
family dynamics
farming life
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:family
gptkb:feminism
self-discovery
rural life
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gptkbp:translated_into
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multiple languages
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cowboy_Bebop
gptkb:Marjorie_Main
gptkb:Earthworm_Jim
gptkb:Bugs_Bunny's_Easter_Funnies
gptkb:Claudette_Colbert
gptkb:Cowboy_Bebop_soundtrack
gptkb:Cowboy_Bebop_Soundtrack
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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