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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:Kazuo_Ishiguro
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Kazuo_Ishiguro
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize
gptkb:Whitbread_Book_Awards
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Christopher_Banks
Sarah Hemmings
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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early 20th century
British colonialism
post-war society
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Rupert_Wyatt
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Daniel_Craig
gptkb:Robert_Pattinson
gptkb:Emily_Mortimer
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Never_Let_Me_Go
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:mythological_figure
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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When We Were Orphans
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:church
gptkb:Detective
postcolonial literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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detective novels
Shanghai's history
Kazuo Ishiguro's childhood
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0571201982
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Christopher_Banks
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
stream of consciousness
flashbacks
unreliable narrator
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:plot
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detective story
personal quest
family mystery
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:2000
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Faber_&_Faber
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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emotional impact
complex characters
thought-provoking
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:2008
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Shanghai
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gptkbp:significance
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critique of colonialism
exploration of nostalgia
examination of memory
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical prose
symbolism
imagery
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
gptkb:loss
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