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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:stage_adaptation
gptkb:drama
gptkb:film
poor
lack of depth
not faithful to the book
poor character development
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gptkbp:antagonist
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gptkb:Maurice_Conchis
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gptkbp:artistic_legacy
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considered a classic
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:John_Fowles
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Michael_Cacoyannis
gptkb:David_Warner
gptkb:Anthony_Quinn
gptkb:John_Hurt
gptkb:Julian_Glover
gptkb:Candice_Bergen
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Nicholas's journey of self-discovery
Nicholas's moral dilemmas
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:complex
Nicholas Urfe's transformation
Maurice Conchis's mystery
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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search for meaning
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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gptkb:complex
manipulative
naivety
deceptive
Nicholas and Conchis
Nicholas vs society
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gptkbp:climax
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Nicholas's confrontation with Maurice Conchis
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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exploration of identity
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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gptkb:significant
influenced modern literature
inspired art and music
inspired academic studies
influenced other authors
inspired discussions on existentialism
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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1960s counterculture
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Guy_Green
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gptkbp:element
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the island of Phraxos
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gptkbp:ended
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ambiguous conclusion
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Michael_Caine
gptkb:John_Fowles
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_French_Lieutenant's_Woman
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gptkbp:genre
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psychological thriller
psychological fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-war Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Magus
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Nietzsche
postmodern literature
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:video_games
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:music
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:David_Mitchell
gptkb:Julian_Barnes
gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Carl_Jung
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud
gptkb:Albert_Camus
gptkb:Søren_Kierkegaard
gptkb:Modernism
gptkb:Postmodernism
gptkb:Surrealism
gptkb:psychology
Existentialism
existential philosophy
Existential philosophy
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:The_French_Existentialists
The Greeks
Camus and Sartre
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Greek_mythology
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:Greek_mythology
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-099-50580-0
978-0316291161
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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576 pages
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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unreliable narrator
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Nicholas_Urfe
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:deception
illusion vs reality
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gptkbp:narrative
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non-linear
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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gptkb:dialogue
first-person
stream of consciousness
third-person
unreliable narrator
symbolic imagery
rich prose
richly descriptive
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ The only way to deal with the future is to function in the present.”
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gptkbp:page_count
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576
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gptkbp:philosophy
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gptkb:identity
free will
truth
nature of reality
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gptkbp:plot
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Nicholas Urfe's experiences on a Greek island
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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revelation of Conchis's true identity
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:Nicholas_Urfe
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gptkbp:protagonist_journey
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gptkb:moral_ambiguity
self-discovery
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1965
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1968
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Jonathan_Cape
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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cult following
polarizing
open to multiple readings
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1968
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Greece
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gptkbp:setting_time
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1960s
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gptkbp:symbolic_character
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Conchis
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:magic
gptkb:illusion
gptkb:mythology
the labyrinth
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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illusion vs reality
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:existentialism
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:nihilism
gptkb:absurdism
gptkb:identity
freedom
reality
freedom and choice
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gptkbp:translated_into
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multiple languages
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Guardians_of_the_Galaxy
gptkb:Michael_Caine
gptkb:John_Fowles
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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