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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Human_Comedy_(film)
My Name Is Aram (film)
The Time of Your Life (play)
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:The_Human_Comedy_(film)
My Name Is Aram (film)
The Time of Your Life (play)
The Adventures of Wesley Jackson (film)
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (film)
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:theater
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:associated_acts
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gptkb:theater
Screenwriting
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:California_State_University,_Fresno
gptkb:Armenian-American_community
American literature
Armenian culture
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Story
gptkb:Academy_Awards
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gptkbp:birth_date
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August 31, 1908
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gptkbp:born
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August 31, 1908
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Fresno,_California
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gptkbp:born_on
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August 31, 1908
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Armenian_Genocide_Martyrs'_Memorial
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Lucy_Saroyan
gptkb:William_Saroyan_Jr.
gptkb:Aram_Saroyan
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gptkbp:collection
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gptkb:The_Best_of_William_Saroyan
gptkb:The_Collected_Short_Stories_of_William_Saroyan
gptkb:The_Complete_Plays_of_William_Saroyan
gptkb:The_Saroyan_Reader
gptkb:The_Selected_Works_of_William_Saroyan
gptkb:The_Stories_of_William_Saroyan
gptkb:The_Daring_Young_Man_on_the_Flying_Trapeze
gptkb:The_Human_Comedy
gptkb:My_Name_Is_Aram
The Human Comedy (novel)
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gptkbp:death_date
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May 18, 1981
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gptkbp:died
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May 18, 1981
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gptkbp:died_on
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May 18, 1981
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:Armenian-American
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:cultural_identity
gptkb:Novels
Autobiographical elements
Humor
Social commentary
Short stories
Essays
Plays
Humanistic themes
exploring themes of identity
creating memorable characters
depicting the lives of ordinary people
using humor and pathos
writing about family and community
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:autobiography
gptkb:drama
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Saroyan
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkb:Ray_Bradbury
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
Contemporary American literature
Armenian literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Armenian culture
American life
the American Dream
his childhood experiences
the struggles of the working class
the immigrant experience
his Armenian heritage
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Armenian_diaspora
American literature
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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gptkb:The_Great_Depression
gptkb:World_War_II
American literature
California literature
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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gptkb:Humanism
Short stories
Plays
Autobiographical writing
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gptkbp:is_one_of
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Armenian descent
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gptkbp:is_remembered_for
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His unique style
His contributions to American theater
His exploration of identity
His influence on later writers
His themes of family and community
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gptkbp:language
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Armenian
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Time_of_Your_Life
gptkb:The_Daring_Young_Man_on_the_Flying_Trapeze
gptkb:The_Human_Comedy
gptkb:My_Name_Is_Aram
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Fresno,_California
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Rye,_New_York
gptkb:Stockton,_California
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1940
gptkb:1952
gptkb:1963
1943
1947
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gptkbp:quote
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“ The only thing that matters is the story.”
“ The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.”
“ I think that the best thing we can do is to be ourselves.”
“ I have a great deal of respect for the past. If you can’t respect the past, you can’t respect the present.”
“ Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.”
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Cypress_Lawn_Memorial_Park
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Carol_Saroyan
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:Realism
gptkb:Surrealism
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:identity
gptkb:family
gptkb:war
Humanity
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gptkbp:website
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www.williamsaroyan.com
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gptkbp:won
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gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Story
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:The_Rescuers
gptkb:The_Summer_of_the_Beautiful_White_Horse
gptkb:The_Time_of_Your_Life
gptkb:The_Daring_Young_Man_on_the_Flying_Trapeze
gptkb:The_Good_Earth
gptkb:The_Human_Comedy
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Was_a_Horse
gptkb:My_Name_Is_Aram
gptkb:The_Laughing_Man
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Wesley_Jackson
gptkb:The_Wayward_Bus
The Last Act
The Time of Your Life (play)
The Broken Wheel
The Man with the Heart in the Highlands
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Time_of_Your_Life
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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