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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Shashi_Tharoor
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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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gptkb:literary_award
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gptkbp:characters
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gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:Krishna
gptkb:Jawaharlal_Nehru
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkb:Kunti
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced Indian literature
translated into multiple languages
discussed in academic circles
adapted into various media
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gptkbp:followed_by
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The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:historical_fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Great Indian Novel
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:historical_narratives
political commentary
postcolonial literature
satirical writing
Indian authors
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Mahabharata
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Indian mythology
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0670839160
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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satirical
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
" The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
" We are all characters in a story that is being told."
" Every story is a story of a journey."
" History is a story that is told by the victors."
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gptkbp:page_count
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400
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1989
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Viking_Press
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:The_Book_of_Secrets
gptkb:The_Paradoxical_Prime_Minister
Riot
An Era of Darkness
The Hindu Way: An Introduction to Hinduism
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:style
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postmodern
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:politics
gptkb:identity
history
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Raja_Rao
gptkb:K._M._Munshi
gptkb:Shashi_Tharoor
gptkb:The_Satyajit_Ray_Reader
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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