Under the Red Flag
E1011932
"Under the Red Flag" is a collection of short stories by Chinese-American author Ha Jin that portrays life in China during the Cultural Revolution with dark humor and stark realism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Under the Red Flag canonical | 2 |
| Under the Red Flag (title story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12944638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Under the Red Flag Context triple: [Ha Jin, notableWork, Under the Red Flag]
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A.
Die Rote Front
Die Rote Front was the official newspaper of the German communist paramilitary organization Roter Frontkämpferbund, serving as its propaganda and communication organ during the Weimar Republic.
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B.
Die Rote Fahne
Die Rote Fahne was the central newspaper and primary propaganda organ of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
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C.
Red China
Red China is a Cold War–era term commonly used in the West to refer to the communist government and territory of the People's Republic of China, especially under Mao Zedong.
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D.
Die Roten
Die Roten is the German nickname for Hannover 96, a professional football club based in Hanover that traditionally plays in red.
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E.
Die Roten
Die Roten is the German nickname for VfB Stuttgart, a professional football club known for its red home colors and success in the Bundesliga.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Under the Red Flag Target entity description: "Under the Red Flag" is a collection of short stories by Chinese-American author Ha Jin that portrays life in China during the Cultural Revolution with dark humor and stark realism.
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A.
Die Rote Front
Die Rote Front was the official newspaper of the German communist paramilitary organization Roter Frontkämpferbund, serving as its propaganda and communication organ during the Weimar Republic.
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B.
Die Rote Fahne
Die Rote Fahne was the central newspaper and primary propaganda organ of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
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C.
Red China
Red China is a Cold War–era term commonly used in the West to refer to the communist government and territory of the People's Republic of China, especially under Mao Zedong.
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D.
Die Roten
Die Roten is the German nickname for Hannover 96, a professional football club based in Hanover that traditionally plays in red.
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E.
Die Roten
Die Roten is the German nickname for VfB Stuttgart, a professional football club known for its red home colors and success in the Bundesliga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Ha Jin ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Chinese-American ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Man-to-Be
ⓘ
The Bridegroom ⓘ The Woman from New York ⓘ Under the Red Flag (title story) ⓘ
linked to:
Under the Red Flag
|
| hasTranslation |
Chinese
ⓘ
other languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ha Jin’s experiences in China
ⓘ
Maoist political campaigns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Chinese diaspora literature
ⓘ
contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dark humor
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse of power
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impact of the Cultural Revolution on ordinary people ⓘ life under political repression ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ survival under authoritarianism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of everyday life during the Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
use of irony and dark humor to depict political violence ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 12 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | University of Georgia Press ⓘ |
| settingCountry | China ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese society during the Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
ordinary citizens in a totalitarian system ⓘ political campaigns in Maoist China ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrative |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on Chinese history and culture through literature
ⓘ
university literature courses on Asian American writing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Under the Red Flag Description of subject: "Under the Red Flag" is a collection of short stories by Chinese-American author Ha Jin that portrays life in China during the Cultural Revolution with dark humor and stark realism.
Referenced by (3)
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