Max Havelaar
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Max Havelaar is an 1860 Dutch novel by Multatuli that exposed and condemned the abuses of colonial rule in the Dutch East Indies and became a landmark of socially engaged literature.
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Target entity: Max Havelaar Context triple: [Cultivation System, criticizedInWork, Max Havelaar]
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A Mercy
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The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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La Espero
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Max Havelaar Target entity description: Max Havelaar is an 1860 Dutch novel by Multatuli that exposed and condemned the abuses of colonial rule in the Dutch East Indies and became a landmark of socially engaged literature.
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A.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
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B.
The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
La Espero
La Espero is the poem by L. L. Zamenhof that serves as the de facto anthem of the international language Esperanto, expressing its ideals of peace and global understanding.
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E.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ socially engaged literature work ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Fons Rademakers ⓘ |
| adaptationTitle | Max Havelaar self-link ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film ⓘ |
| author | Multatuli ⓘ |
| authorRealName |
Multatuli
ⓘ
surface form:
Eduard Douwes Dekker
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| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Dutch colonial administration
ⓘ
cultivation system in Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | De Ruyter ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
anti‑colonial literature
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Batavus Droogstoppel
ⓘ
Sjaalman ⓘ Tine Havelaar ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
controversial at time of publication
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later widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Max Havelaar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
|
| hasInfluencedAuthors |
Dutch socially conscious writers
ⓘ
Indonesian writers ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Ik wil gelezen worden” ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Max Havelaar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Max Havelaar (character)
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| influenced |
Dutch colonial policy debates
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anti‑colonial discourse in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
Dutch literature curricula
ⓘ
postcolonial studies ⓘ |
| languageCode | nl ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
landmark of socially engaged literature
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milestone in Dutch literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuses of colonial rule
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bureaucratic corruption ⓘ critique of Dutch colonialism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | frame narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| setIn | Java ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coffee trade
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colonial exploitation of Javanese peasants ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid‑19th century ⓘ |
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