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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:book
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:artistic_influence
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modernist literature
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:William_H._Gass
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:book
ebook
hardcover
paperback
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:character_arc
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static
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:launch_complex
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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self-doubt
complex dynamics
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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gptkb:significant
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Tunnel
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:has_gameplay_element
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mirrors
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Vicious Circle
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gptkbp:influenced
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postmodern literature
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Gass's experiences
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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introspective
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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gptkb:literary_work
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gptkbp:is_critical_for
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extensive
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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search for meaning
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-394-49012-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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The narrator
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gptkbp:motif
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circularity
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
experimental
metafiction
fragmented narrative
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gptkbp:next_edition
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1969 Knopf edition
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:William_H._Gass
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:plot
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non-linear
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1969
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gptkbp:publisher
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Knopf
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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thought-provoking
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:United_States
urban
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gptkbp:significance
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highly regarded
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gptkbp:style
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stream of consciousness
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gptkbp:symbolism
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vicious cycles
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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human condition
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:existentialism
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:nihilism
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gptkbp:translated_into
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gptkb:Dutch
gptkb:French
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Savage_Dragon
gptkb:Mike_Vallely
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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