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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Postman_(novel)
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Postman_(film)
gptkb:1997
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:David_Brin
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Woman
gptkb:The_Postman
gptkb:The_Boy
gptkb:The_General
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gptkbp:character_development
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Gordon's transformation
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gptkbp:conflict
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individual vs. society
societal collapse
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired discussions on communication
influenced other post-apocalyptic works
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Brave_New_World
gptkb:The_Handmaid's_Tale
gptkb:The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice
gptkb:The_Road
gptkb:The_Stand
gptkb:Divergent
gptkb:The_Maze_Runner
gptkb:1984
gptkb:The_Giver
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:Fahrenheit_451
gptkb:A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz
gptkb:The_5th_Wave
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real postal service
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0553279620
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Gordon_Krantz
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:TV_series
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
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gptkbp:page_count
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384
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gptkbp:plot
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a man becomes a symbol of hope
restoration of communication
struggles against warlords
the journey of a postman
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1985
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Bantam_Books
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gptkbp:sequel
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The Postman: A Novel of the Future (sequel)
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gptkbp:setting
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post-apocalyptic America
future dystopia
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gptkbp:style
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speculative fiction
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the postman
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:survival
hope
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