Krik? Krak!
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Krik? Krak! is a critically acclaimed collection of interrelated short stories by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that explores Haitian history, migration, and the resilience of Haitian women.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krik? Krak! canonical | 3 |
| Krik? Krak! : Stories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366971 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Krik? Krak! Context triple: [Edwidge Danticat, notableWork, Krik? Krak!]
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A.
War Cripples
War Cripples is a powerful anti-war painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal physical and psychological toll of World War I on disabled veterans.
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B.
Crauck
Crauck is the surname of Gustave Crauck, a 19th-century French sculptor known for his monumental public works.
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C.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
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D.
Kripi
Kripi is a character from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the wife of the warrior Dronacharya and the sister of Kripa.
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E.
Krakolye
Krakolye is a historic village in northwestern Russia known as one of the traditional settlement areas of the Votic people and their endangered Uralic language.
- 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: Krik? Krak! Target entity description: Krik? Krak! is a critically acclaimed collection of interrelated short stories by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that explores Haitian history, migration, and the resilience of Haitian women.
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A.
War Cripples
War Cripples is a powerful anti-war painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal physical and psychological toll of World War I on disabled veterans.
-
B.
Crauck
Crauck is the surname of Gustave Crauck, a 19th-century French sculptor known for his monumental public works.
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C.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
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D.
Kripi
Kripi is a character from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the wife of the warrior Dronacharya and the sister of Kripa.
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E.
Krakolye
Krakolye is a historic village in northwestern Russia known as one of the traditional settlement areas of the Votic people and their endangered Uralic language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Edwidge Danticat ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award finalist for fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intergenerational relationships
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lives of Haitian women ⓘ migration experiences ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| genre |
Caribbean literature
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diaspora literature ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-56947-117-7 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Wall of Fire Rising
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Between the Pool and the Gardenias ⓘ Caroline’s Wedding ⓘ Children of the Sea ⓘ Epilogue: Women Like Us ⓘ New York Day Women ⓘ Night Women ⓘ Nineteen Thirty-Seven ⓘ Seeing Things Simply ⓘ The Missing Peace ⓘ |
| isInterrelatedCycleOfStories | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Haitian-American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Haitian diaspora
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Haitian history ⓘ Haitian migration ⓘ Haitian women ⓘ family separation ⓘ political violence in Haiti ⓘ resilience ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Haitian diaspora communities
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portrayal of Haitian women’s resilience ⓘ use of oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Soho Press ⓘ |
| setting |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Caribbean studies courses
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postcolonial literature courses ⓘ university literature courses ⓘ |
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