Midnight's Children
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"Midnight's Children" is a landmark postcolonial novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magical realism with Indian history around the time of independence and Partition.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midnight's Children canonical | 14 |
| Midnight’s Children | 8 |
| Midnight's Children (film) | 1 |
| Midnight's Children (novel) | 1 |
| Midnight’s Children (as actor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Midnight's Children Context triple: [Salman Rushdie, notableWork, Midnight's Children]
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A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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B.
Shantaram
Shantaram is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that follows an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay, blending adventure, crime, and spiritual exploration.
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C.
The Discovery of India
The Discovery of India is a seminal historical and cultural work by Jawaharlal Nehru that traces the evolution of Indian civilization and nationalism, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s.
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D.
Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
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E.
The English Patient
The English Patient is a 1996 romantic war drama film, based on Michael Ondaatje’s novel, that follows the tragic, interwoven stories of several characters during World War II and won multiple Academy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Midnight's Children Target entity description: "Midnight's Children" is a landmark postcolonial novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magical realism with Indian history around the time of independence and Partition.
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A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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B.
Shantaram
Shantaram is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that follows an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay, blending adventure, crime, and spiritual exploration.
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C.
The Discovery of India
The Discovery of India is a seminal historical and cultural work by Jawaharlal Nehru that traces the evolution of Indian civilization and nationalism, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s.
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D.
Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
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E.
The English Patient
The English Patient is a 1996 romantic war drama film, based on Michael Ondaatje’s novel, that follows the tragic, interwoven stories of several characters during World War II and won multiple Academy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magic realist novel
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novel ⓘ postcolonial novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Midnight's Children
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Midnight's Children (film)
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| author | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best of the Booker
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Booker Prize ⓘ Booker of Bookers ⓘ |
| BestOfTheBookerYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| BookerOfBookersYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| BookerPrizeYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
children born at the exact moment of Indian independence
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telepathic connection among midnight-born children ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Deepa Mehta ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Shame ⓘ |
| follows | Grimus ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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magic realism ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family saga
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history and storytelling ⓘ memory ⓘ national identity ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-224-01876-4 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key work of postcolonial fiction
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landmark of Indian English literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Saleem Sinai ⓘ |
| narrativePerson | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Saleem Sinai ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | 446 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Indian independence
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Partition of India ⓘ post-independence India ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
Mumbai ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmir
Pakistan ⓘ |
| structure | non-linear narrative ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
magic realism
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
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