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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Iain_M._Banks
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Iain_Banks
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Aileen_Mac_Leod
gptkb:The_Factory
gptkb:Angus_Mac_Leod
Alys Mac Leod
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:Frank_Mac_Leod
Frank's transformation
family revelations
psychological unraveling
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
family conflict
external conflict
societal conflict
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
controversial
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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cult following
cult status
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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gptkb:mythological_figure
Scottish culture
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gptkbp:family
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dysfunctional
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gptkbp:followed_by
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Walking on Glass
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gptkbp:genre
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psychological thriller
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Wasp Factory
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gptkbp:influenced
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Scottish literature
contemporary fiction
modern literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:Kafka
gptkb:Shirley_Jackson
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:architect
gptkb:film
Gothic fiction
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Banks' childhood
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-349-10680-0
978-0-333-40112-2
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gptkbp:language
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English
Scottish dialect
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 200 pages
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Frank_Mac_Leod
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:award
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:cemetery
nature
wasps
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
unreliable narrator
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gptkbp:next_edition
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published by Macmillan
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I had a very good reason for killing my brother."
" I am Frank."
" I am a monster."
" I am not a boy, I am not a girl."
" The Wasp Factory is a place of death."
" I am not a monster."
" I was a boy, and I was a girl."
" I was the one who made the wasp factory."
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gptkbp:page_count
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192
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gptkbp:plot
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gptkb:legal_case
coming of age
Frank's life and rituals
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1984
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Macmillan
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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controversial themes
thought-provoking
challenging narrative
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:1980s
gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:significance
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debut novel
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gptkbp:style
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surrealism
dark humor
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:Company
family dynamics
wasps
Frank's rituals
the Wasp Factory itself
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
isolation
violence
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