Parrot and Olivier in America
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Parrot and Olivier in America is a historical novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines Alexis de Tocqueville’s journey through early 19th-century America through the intertwined stories of an aristocrat and his servant.
All labels observed (1)
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| Parrot and Olivier in America canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Parrot and Olivier in America Context triple: [Peter Carey, notableWork, Parrot and Olivier in America]
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A.
Les Comédiens sans le savoir
Les Comédiens sans le savoir is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his panoramic literary cycle La Comédie humaine, depicting the lives and manners of 19th-century Parisians.
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B.
La Chinoise
La Chinoise is a 1967 French New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard that satirically explores youthful Maoist radicalism in Paris on the eve of the 1968 student protests.
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C.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
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D.
Les Bons Bourgeois
Les Bons Bourgeois is a satirical series of lithographs by Honoré Daumier that humorously critiques the manners, pretensions, and everyday life of the French middle class in the 19th century.
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E.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a 1964 French musical film by Jacques Demy, renowned for its entirely sung dialogue, vibrant color palette, and bittersweet love story starring Catherine Deneuve.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parrot and Olivier in America Target entity description: Parrot and Olivier in America is a historical novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines Alexis de Tocqueville’s journey through early 19th-century America through the intertwined stories of an aristocrat and his servant.
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A.
Les Comédiens sans le savoir
Les Comédiens sans le savoir is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his panoramic literary cycle La Comédie humaine, depicting the lives and manners of 19th-century Parisians.
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B.
La Chinoise
La Chinoise is a 1967 French New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard that satirically explores youthful Maoist radicalism in Paris on the eve of the 1968 student protests.
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C.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
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D.
Les Bons Bourgeois
Les Bons Bourgeois is a satirical series of lithographs by Honoré Daumier that humorously critiques the manners, pretensions, and everyday life of the French middle class in the 19th century.
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E.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a 1964 French musical film by Jacques Demy, renowned for its entirely sung dialogue, vibrant color palette, and bittersweet love story starring Catherine Deneuve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| awarded |
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards – Book of the Year 2010
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn |
John Larrit – Gustave de Beaumont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olivier de Garmont – Alexis de Tocqueville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| explores |
American democracy
ⓘ
French aristocracy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Chemistry of Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Alexis de Tocqueville’s journey in America ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
picaresque novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
John Larrit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mathilde NERFINISHED ⓘ Monsieur de Garmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier de Garmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780307592620 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Alexis de Tocqueville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democracy in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first person – alternating narrators ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 400 ⓘ |
| partOf | Peter Carey bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | His Illegal Self NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist |
John Larrit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olivier de Garmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
ⓘ
Random House Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2011
NERFINISHED
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Man Booker Prize 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Franklin Award 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Old World versus New World
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class differences ⓘ democracy ⓘ freedom ⓘ immigration ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
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