Imaginary Homelands
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Imaginary Homelands is a collection of essays by Salman Rushdie that reflects on exile, identity, politics, and the nature of storytelling in the modern world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imaginary Homelands canonical | 1 |
| Imaginary Homelands (title essay) | 1 |
| Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981–1991 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imaginary Homelands Context triple: [Salman Rushdie, notableWork, Imaginary Homelands]
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A.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
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B.
Go East, Young Man
"Go East, Young Man" is the autobiographical memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, recounting his early life and rise to the nation’s highest court.
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C.
Crossing the Water
"Crossing the Water" is a posthumously published collection of poems by Sylvia Plath that showcases her stark, vivid imagery and evolving poetic voice in the years leading up to her death.
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D.
China (album)
China is a 1979 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, inspired by Chinese culture and incorporating both traditional motifs and synthesizer-based soundscapes.
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E.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imaginary Homelands Target entity description: Imaginary Homelands is a collection of essays by Salman Rushdie that reflects on exile, identity, politics, and the nature of storytelling in the modern world.
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A.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
-
B.
Go East, Young Man
"Go East, Young Man" is the autobiographical memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, recounting his early life and rise to the nation’s highest court.
-
C.
Crossing the Water
"Crossing the Water" is a posthumously published collection of poems by Sylvia Plath that showcases her stark, vivid imagery and evolving poetic voice in the years leading up to her death.
-
D.
China (album)
China is a 1979 electronic music album by Greek composer Vangelis, inspired by Chinese culture and incorporating both traditional motifs and synthesizer-based soundscapes.
-
E.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Indian-born British ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| form | collected essays ⓘ |
| genre |
essays
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literary criticism ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Commonwealth Literature Does Not Exist
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Imaginary Homelands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Imaginary Homelands (title essay)
In God We Trust ⓘ Outside the Whale ⓘ Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
The Location of Brazil
The New Empire Within Britain ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
freedom of expression
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homeland and displacement ⓘ memory ⓘ multiculturalism ⓘ translation and language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of postcolonial English literature
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exploration of migrant and hybrid identities ⓘ reflection on the role of the writer in politics ⓘ |
| pageCount | 432 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Granta Books
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Viking ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Midnight's Children
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The Satanic Verses ⓘ |
| setting | multiple countries ⓘ |
| subject |
India
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Pakistan ⓘ censorship ⓘ diaspora ⓘ exile ⓘ identity ⓘ politics ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ religion and literature ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers of literary essays
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students of postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfEssays | 1964–1990 ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | concept of constructed or remembered homelands ⓘ |
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Subject: Imaginary Homelands Description of subject: Imaginary Homelands is a collection of essays by Salman Rushdie that reflects on exile, identity, politics, and the nature of storytelling in the modern world.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Salman Rushdie
this entity surface form:
Imaginary Homelands (title essay)
this entity surface form:
Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981–1991