The God of Small Things
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The God of Small Things is Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize–winning debut novel, a nonlinear family saga set in Kerala that explores forbidden love, caste, and political turmoil.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The God of Small Things canonical | 21 |
| The God of Small Things (1997 novel) | 2 |
| Estha and Rahel | 1 |
| God of Small Things | 1 |
| IndiaInk (India edition of The God of Small Things) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The God of Small Things Context triple: [Arundhati Roy, notableWork, The God of Small Things]
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A.
Midnight's Children
"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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B.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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C.
The Moor's Last Sigh
The Moor's Last Sigh is a 1995 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends family saga, magical realism, and political commentary to trace the turbulent history of a Jewish-Catholic spice-trading family in India.
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D.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
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E.
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.
- 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: The God of Small Things Target entity description: The God of Small Things is Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize–winning debut novel, a nonlinear family saga set in Kerala that explores forbidden love, caste, and political turmoil.
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A.
Midnight's Children
"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.
-
B.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
-
C.
The Moor's Last Sigh
The Moor's Last Sigh is a 1995 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends family saga, magical realism, and political commentary to trace the turbulent history of a Jewish-Catholic spice-trading family in India.
-
D.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a critically acclaimed novel by Toni Morrison that explores African American identity, family history, and the search for personal freedom through the life of its protagonist, Milkman Dead.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Booker Prize-winning work
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debut novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Arundhati Roy ⓘ |
| awarded | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestseller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | internationally acclaimed ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
communism in Kerala
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gender and patriarchy ⓘ postcolonial politics ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ postcolonial fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationStatus | no major film adaptation as of 2024 ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780679457312 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Indian English literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Ammu
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Baby Kochamma ⓘ Chacko ⓘ Estha ⓘ Rahel ⓘ Sophie Mol ⓘ Velutha ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of caste system
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innovative language ⓘ portrayal of Syrian Christian community in Kerala ⓘ use of child perspective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 340 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Flamingo
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IndiaInk ⓘ Random House ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
1960s
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1990s ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kerala ⓘ |
| theme |
caste
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childhood ⓘ family relationships ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ forbidden relationships across caste ⓘ memory ⓘ political turmoil ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
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Referenced by (26)
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God of Small Things
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The God of Small Things (1997 novel)
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Estha and Rahel
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IndiaInk (India edition of The God of Small Things)
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The God of Small Things (1997 novel)