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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:J._M._Coetzee
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Booker_Prize
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Life and Times of Michael K (novel)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Mother
gptkb:The_Woman
gptkb:The_Farmer
gptkb:The_Soldier
gptkb:Michael_K
Dr. K.
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:Robbie_Ryan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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acclaimed
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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gptkb:literary_criticism
South African literature
adaptations
academic studies
thematic discussions
global literature
film analysis
post-apartheid discourse
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:John_Boorman
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Cannon_Group
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:John_Boorman
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gptkbp:film_awards
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gptkb:Best_Actor
gptkb:Best_Cinematography
gptkb:Best_Director
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gptkbp:film_editing
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Michael K (1998)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:drama
Literary fiction
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:2001
gptkb:2010
gptkb:2015
gptkb:2020
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Life and Times of Michael K
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Beckett
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:Kafka
South African history
post-colonial literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:historical_context
real-life events
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-14-003345-4
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_significance
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African literature
existential literature
postcolonial literature
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:displacement
nature
journey
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Alex_North
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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stream of consciousness
third-person
non-linear
interior monologue
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gptkbp:page_count
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224
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:John_Boorman
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:Michael_K
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1983
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Secker_&_Warburg
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gptkbp:release_format
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
streaming services
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1987
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gptkbp:runtime
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93 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:John_Boorman
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkb:post-apartheid_South_Africa
The Karoo
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:John_Kani
gptkb:Sophie_Okonedo
gptkb:Tim_Roth
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gptkbp:style
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minimalist
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the city
the garden
the body
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:survival
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:survival
gptkb:apartheid
gptkb:identity
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