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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:author
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gptkb:Paul_Theroux
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Ellis Hock's transformation
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gptkbp:character_development
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Ellis Hock's journey
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Ellis and his family
Ellis and his past
Ellis and local villagers
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gptkbp:climax
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Ellis's confrontation with his past
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gptkbp:conflict
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Self-discovery
Internal conflict
External conflict
Personal vs. Cultural
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Mixed reviews
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
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gptkbp:has_culture
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Malawian culture
Western perspectives
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gptkbp:influences
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Paul Theroux's travels
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0547750334
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:Flashbacks
Imagery
Foreshadowing
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gptkbp:main_character
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Ellis Hock
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:Memory
gptkb:Nature
gptkb:Water
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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First-person
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:plot
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Linear
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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Unexpected revelations
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:protagonist
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Ellis Hock
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:2012
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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Emotional engagement
Thought-provoking
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gptkbp:resolution
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Acceptance of his life
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Malawi
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gptkbp:setting_time
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Contemporary
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gptkbp:style
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Descriptive
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:river
gptkb:Journey
gptkb:Home
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gptkbp:target_audience
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Adult readers
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Redemption
Cultural clash
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gptkbp:writing_style
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Reflective
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Paul_Theroux
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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