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gptkbp:instanceOf
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novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:television_series
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gptkbp:adaptedInto
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film
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gptkbp:artMovement
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none
contemporary classic
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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strained
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Henning_Mankell
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gptkbp:character
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police detective
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gptkbp:characterArc
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redemption
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gptkbp:characterDevelopment
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complex
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gptkbp:characterTraits
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deductive reasoning
justice
personal struggles
complex relationships
interpersonal conflicts
ethical choices
tragic_past
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gptkbp:conflict
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ambiguous
murder investigation
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sweden
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gptkbp:criticalReception
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positive
examined themes
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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Swedish_society
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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influenced crime fiction
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gptkbp:finish
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confrontation
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gptkbp:flavorProfile
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somber
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gptkbp:followedBy
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The Fifth Woman
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gptkbp:follows
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Faceless Killers
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gptkbp:genre
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crime fiction
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:post-Cold_War_Sweden
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Man Who Smiled
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gptkbp:influence
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established tropes
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gptkbp:influences
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Scandinavian noir
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life events
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gptkbp:ISBN
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978-1-59020-123-4
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gptkbp:key_figure
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foreshadowing
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gptkbp:language
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Swedish
realistic
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gptkbp:mainCharacter
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gptkb:Kurt_Wallander
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gptkbp:motif
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isolation
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gptkbp:narrativeStyle
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limited
third-person
metaphor
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gptkbp:pageCount
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320
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gptkbp:plot
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linear
moral conflict
unexpected
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gptkbp:precededBy
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The Fifth Woman
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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1994
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Harvill_Secker
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gptkbp:resolution
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open-ended
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gptkbp:series
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gptkb:Kurt_Wallander
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Sweden
1990s
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gptkbp:symbolism
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darkness
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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urban decay
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gptkbp:thematicElement
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betrayal
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gptkbp:theme
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moral ambiguity
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gptkbp:translatedInto
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gptkb:Laurie_Thompson
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gptkbp:userDemographics
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immersive
adult
thought-provoking
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gptkbp:wrote
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descriptive
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