A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
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A History of the World in 10½ Chapters is a postmodern novel by Julian Barnes that playfully reimagines episodes from human and natural history through a series of loosely connected, genre-blending narratives.
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| A History of the World in 10½ Chapters canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters Context triple: [Julian Barnes, notableWork, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters]
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The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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The History of the World
The History of the World is a conceptual artwork by British artist Jeremy Deller that maps and explores the cultural and political connections between brass band music and acid house in late 20th-century Britain.
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The History of the World
The History of the World is a massive, unfinished early 17th-century historical and philosophical work by Sir Walter Raleigh, written during his imprisonment in the Tower of London and surveying global history from biblical times to the classical era.
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D.
Around the World in Five Chapters
"Around the World in Five Chapters" is a section of Jared Diamond’s book *Guns, Germs, and Steel* that organizes its global historical analysis into five thematic geographic chapters.
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E.
The Story of More
The Story of More is a nonfiction book by scientist Hope Jahren that examines how human consumption and population growth are driving climate change and environmental degradation, and what individuals can do to respond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters Target entity description: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters is a postmodern novel by Julian Barnes that playfully reimagines episodes from human and natural history through a series of loosely connected, genre-blending narratives.
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A.
The History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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B.
The History of the World
The History of the World is a conceptual artwork by British artist Jeremy Deller that maps and explores the cultural and political connections between brass band music and acid house in late 20th-century Britain.
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C.
The History of the World
The History of the World is a massive, unfinished early 17th-century historical and philosophical work by Sir Walter Raleigh, written during his imprisonment in the Tower of London and surveying global history from biblical times to the classical era.
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D.
Around the World in Five Chapters
"Around the World in Five Chapters" is a section of Jared Diamond’s book *Guns, Germs, and Steel* that organizes its global historical analysis into five thematic geographic chapters.
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E.
The Story of More
The Story of More is a nonfiction book by scientist Hope Jahren that examines how human consumption and population growth are driving climate change and environmental degradation, and what individuals can do to respond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Julian Barnes ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
human relationship with the past
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love and mortality ⓘ myth versus history ⓘ reinterpretation of history ⓘ subjectivity of historical narrative ⓘ survival and catastrophe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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historical metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio adaptation ⓘ |
| hasForm |
essayistic fiction
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linked short stories ⓘ |
| hasHalfChapter | Parenthesis ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
irony
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pastiches of different genres ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| motif |
Noah's Ark
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animals as observers of history ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ voyages ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
nonlinear narrative
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series of loosely connected chapters ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
genre-blending
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metafiction ⓘ multiple narrators ⓘ |
| notableChapter |
The Dream
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The Stowaway ⓘ The Survivor ⓘ The Wars of Religion ⓘ
linked to:
European wars of religion
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| notableFor |
fragmented, non-chronological structure
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playful reimagining of human and natural history ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 10.5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setting |
various global locations
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various historical periods ⓘ |
| tone |
philosophical
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playful ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
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