Sing, Unburied, Sing
E351491
Sing, Unburied, Sing is a critically acclaimed novel by Jesmyn Ward that blends Southern Gothic and magical realism to explore race, family, and the legacy of violence in rural Mississippi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sing, Unburied, Sing canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sing, Unburied, Sing Context triple: [Jesmyn Ward, notableWork, Sing, Unburied, Sing]
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A.
Mudbound
Mudbound is a 2017 American period drama film directed by Dee Rees that explores racism, family, and hardship in the rural Mississippi Delta during and after World War II.
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B.
God's Own Country
God's Own Country is a popular tourism tagline referring to the Indian state of Kerala, celebrated for its lush landscapes, backwaters, and rich cultural heritage.
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C.
Minari
Minari is a critically acclaimed 2020 American drama film about a Korean-American family starting a farm in rural Arkansas, noted for its nuanced portrayal of immigrant life and its award-winning performances.
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D.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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E.
Nomadland
Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film directed by Chloé Zhao that follows a woman living as a modern-day nomad in the American West after losing everything in the Great Recession.
- 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: Sing, Unburied, Sing Target entity description: Sing, Unburied, Sing is a critically acclaimed novel by Jesmyn Ward that blends Southern Gothic and magical realism to explore race, family, and the legacy of violence in rural Mississippi.
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A.
Mudbound
Mudbound is a 2017 American period drama film directed by Dee Rees that explores racism, family, and hardship in the rural Mississippi Delta during and after World War II.
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B.
God's Own Country
God's Own Country is a popular tourism tagline referring to the Indian state of Kerala, celebrated for its lush landscapes, backwaters, and rich cultural heritage.
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C.
Minari
Minari is a critically acclaimed 2020 American drama film about a Korean-American family starting a farm in rural Arkansas, noted for its nuanced portrayal of immigrant life and its award-winning performances.
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D.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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E.
Nomadland
Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film directed by Chloé Zhao that follows a woman living as a modern-day nomad in the American West after losing everything in the Great Recession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Jesmyn Ward ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction finalist
ⓘ
Kirkus Prize finalist ⓘ National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
ghosts
ⓘ
road trip ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American families
ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The New York Times Book Review
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017
Time best novels of the decade list ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 1501126067 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9781501126062 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jojo
ⓘ
Kayla ⓘ Leonie ⓘ Mam ⓘ Pop ⓘ Richie ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple first-person narrators ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 285 ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | standalone work ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
ⓘ
surface form:
Scribner
|
| setIn |
Mississippi
ⓘ
rural Mississippi ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
Parchman, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Parchman prison
|
| shortlistedFor |
Aspen Words Literary Prize
ⓘ
Orange Prize for Fiction ⓘ
surface form:
Women’s Prize for Fiction
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
family ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ legacy of violence ⓘ mass incarceration ⓘ parenthood ⓘ race ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Jesmyn Ward