Devil on the Cross
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Devil on the Cross is a politically charged novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques neocolonialism and corruption in post-independence Kenya.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devil on the Cross canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Devil on the Cross Context triple: [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, notableWork, Devil on the Cross]
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Season of Migration to the North
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Asiento de Negros
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A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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E.
Las Reglas de Congo
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Devil on the Cross Target entity description: Devil on the Cross is a politically charged novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques neocolonialism and corruption in post-independence Kenya.
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A.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
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B.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 film adaptation of Alan Paton's classic South African novel, depicting racial injustice and reconciliation during the apartheid era.
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C.
Asiento de Negros
Asiento de Negros was a Spanish Crown-granted monopoly contract that allowed designated traders, notably the British South Sea Company, to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America, becoming a major source of international tension in the 18th century.
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D.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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E.
Las Reglas de Congo
Las Reglas de Congo is an Afro-Cuban religious and magical tradition of Central African (Kongo) origin, centered on spirit veneration, ancestor worship, and ritual use of sacred cauldrons and natural forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
cultural nationalism
ⓘ
women’s oppression ⓘ workers’ struggles ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Gatuiria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacinta Wariinga NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutiiri NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corruption in independent Kenya
ⓘ
foreign economic domination ⓘ local comprador bourgeoisie ⓘ neocolonial elites ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Gikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form |
allegorical narrative
ⓘ
didactic fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ social realist novel ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translation by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist thought
ⓘ
anti-imperialist politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African postcolonial literature
ⓘ
radical realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class struggle
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ exploitation ⓘ neocolonialism ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first major novels written in Gikuyu ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Gikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Caitaani Mutharaba-Ini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
competition of thieves and robbers
ⓘ
journey from Nairobi to Ilmorog ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jacinta Wariinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | African Writers Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ilmorog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ post-independence Kenya ⓘ |
| symbolism |
feast of thieves as allegory of neocolonial capitalism
ⓘ
the devil as metaphor for exploitative system ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1970s Kenya ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s imprisonment ⓘ |
| writtenOn | prison-issued toilet paper ⓘ |
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