Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia
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Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia is a 1923 political novel by D. H. Lawrence that follows an English writer’s encounters with radical politics and national identity in post–World War I Australia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia Context triple: [Kangaroo, hasAlternativeTitle, Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia]
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A.
The Kangaroo Kid
The Kangaroo Kid is the nickname of Billy Cunningham, a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach known for his leaping ability and success with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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B.
The Mallee
The Mallee is a sparsely populated, semi-arid agricultural and mallee scrub region in northwestern Victoria, Australia, known for grain farming and distinctive low eucalypt vegetation.
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C.
Cidade das Acácias
Cidade das Acácias is a popular nickname for João Pessoa, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraíba, known for its green areas and coastal scenery.
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D.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir, renowned for its haunting atmosphere, ambiguous narrative, and major influence on the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
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E.
A Cry in the Dark
A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian drama film, also known as Evil Angels, that dramatizes the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, whose baby’s disappearance at Uluru led to one of Australia’s most infamous legal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia Target entity description: Kangaroo: A Novel of Australia is a 1923 political novel by D. H. Lawrence that follows an English writer’s encounters with radical politics and national identity in post–World War I Australia.
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A.
The Kangaroo Kid
The Kangaroo Kid is the nickname of Billy Cunningham, a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach known for his leaping ability and success with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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B.
The Mallee
The Mallee is a sparsely populated, semi-arid agricultural and mallee scrub region in northwestern Victoria, Australia, known for grain farming and distinctive low eucalypt vegetation.
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C.
Cidade das Acácias
Cidade das Acácias is a popular nickname for João Pessoa, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraíba, known for its green areas and coastal scenery.
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D.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir, renowned for its haunting atmosphere, ambiguous narrative, and major influence on the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
-
E.
A Cry in the Dark
A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian drama film, also known as Evil Angels, that dramatizes the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, whose baby’s disappearance at Uluru led to one of Australia’s most infamous legal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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political novel ⓘ |
| author | D. H. Lawrence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
authoritarian movements
ⓘ
loyalty and belonging ⓘ national identity ⓘ postwar disillusionment ⓘ radical politics ⓘ |
| follows | an English writer’s encounters with radical politics in Australia ⓘ |
| followsInPublication |
Aaron’s Rod
ⓘ
linked to:
Aaron's Rod
|
| genre |
modernist literature
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Kangaroo ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Benjamin Cooley ⓘ |
| hasCharacterAlias | Kangaroo ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | controversial for its political content ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | none (first edition predates ISBN system) ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance |
important in studies of Lawrence’s political thought
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notable early English-language novel set in Australia ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Australian politics
ⓘ
relationships and marriage ⓘ secret paramilitary organizations ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfAction | early 1920s ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | D. H. Lawrence’s 1922 visit to Australia ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Richard Lovat Somers ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | D. H. Lawrence novels ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| precedesInPublication | The Boy in the Bush ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher | Martin Secker ⓘ |
| setting | Australia ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War I ⓘ |
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