Conversation in the Cathedral
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Conversation in the Cathedral is a landmark novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa that explores political corruption, personal disillusionment, and the oppressive atmosphere of 1950s Peru through a complex, multi-layered narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Conversation in the Cathedral canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Conversation in the Cathedral Context triple: [Mario Vargas Llosa, notableWork, Conversation in the Cathedral]
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Cathedral
"Cathedral" is a celebrated short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of communication, perception, and human connection through an encounter between a sighted man and a blind visitor.
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La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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The Mystery of the Church
"The Mystery of the Church" is the opening chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, which explores the Church’s nature as a divine, sacramental reality in history.
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Prayers at the Foot of the Altar
Prayers at the Foot of the Altar are the introductory penitential and preparatory prayers recited by the priest and server at the beginning of the traditional Roman Catholic Low Mass.
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E.
Explosion in a Cathedral
Explosion in a Cathedral is a historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that blends baroque prose and magical realism to explore the upheavals of the French and Caribbean revolutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Conversation in the Cathedral Target entity description: Conversation in the Cathedral is a landmark novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa that explores political corruption, personal disillusionment, and the oppressive atmosphere of 1950s Peru through a complex, multi-layered narrative.
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A.
Cathedral
"Cathedral" is a celebrated short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of communication, perception, and human connection through an encounter between a sighted man and a blind visitor.
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B.
La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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C.
The Mystery of the Church
"The Mystery of the Church" is the opening chapter of the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Lumen Gentium*, which explores the Church’s nature as a divine, sacramental reality in history.
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D.
Prayers at the Foot of the Altar
Prayers at the Foot of the Altar are the introductory penitential and preparatory prayers recited by the priest and server at the beginning of the traditional Roman Catholic Low Mass.
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E.
Explosion in a Cathedral
Explosion in a Cathedral is a historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that blends baroque prose and magical realism to explore the upheavals of the French and Caribbean revolutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Mario Vargas Llosa ⓘ |
| centralLocation | bar La Catedral ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Peru ⓘ |
| explores |
effects of dictatorship on everyday life
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moral decay of society ⓘ relationship between private life and politics ⓘ |
| firstEditionLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist novel
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political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Conversation in the Cathedral self-link ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 600 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Odría dictatorship
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mid-20th-century Peru ⓘ |
| language | complex prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American Boom ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authoritarianism
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class conflict ⓘ personal disillusionment ⓘ political corruption ⓘ social oppression ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Ambrosio
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Cayo Bermúdez ⓘ Don Fermín Zavala ⓘ Zavalita ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | shifting points of view ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multi-layered narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
nonlinear narrative
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Conversación en La Catedral ⓘ |
| protagonist | Santiago Zavala ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Seix Barral ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
landmark of Latin American literature
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one of Mario Vargas Llosa's major works ⓘ |
| setInCity | Lima ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Peru ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| structure | framed by a long conversation ⓘ |
| style |
densely structured
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experimental ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Peruvian politics
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family conflict ⓘ urban life in Lima ⓘ |
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