Abd al-Jawad family saga
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The Abd al-Jawad family saga is a multi-generational narrative cycle in Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy that follows the lives, relationships, and social changes experienced by a Cairene family in early 20th-century Egypt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abd al-Jawad family saga canonical | 1 |
| Gebelawi family saga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abd al-Jawad family saga Context triple: [Kamal, partOf, Abd al-Jawad family saga]
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A.
Die Hochzeit der Sobeide
Die Hochzeit der Sobeide is an early symbolist drama by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that explores themes of love, fate, and inner conflict in a richly poetic style.
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House of Marwan
The House of Marwan was the ruling branch of the Umayyad dynasty descended from Caliph Marwan I, which controlled the Islamic Caliphate during its later period until its overthrow by the Abbasids.
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C.
Shams of Tabriz
Shams of Tabriz was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish best known as the spiritual mentor and transformative influence of the poet Rumi.
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba
The Adventures of Hajji Baba is a 1954 adventure film starring John Derek, based on James Justinian Morier’s 19th-century novel about a young Persian’s picaresque journeys.
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E.
حي السيدة زينب
حي السيدة زينب هو أحد أقدم الأحياء الشعبية والتاريخية في القاهرة، يشتهر بمسجده الشهير وأسواقه التقليدية وقربه من مؤسسات طبية وتعليمية كبرى.
- 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: Abd al-Jawad family saga Target entity description: The Abd al-Jawad family saga is a multi-generational narrative cycle in Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy that follows the lives, relationships, and social changes experienced by a Cairene family in early 20th-century Egypt.
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A.
Die Hochzeit der Sobeide
Die Hochzeit der Sobeide is an early symbolist drama by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that explores themes of love, fate, and inner conflict in a richly poetic style.
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B.
House of Marwan
The House of Marwan was the ruling branch of the Umayyad dynasty descended from Caliph Marwan I, which controlled the Islamic Caliphate during its later period until its overthrow by the Abbasids.
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C.
Shams of Tabriz
Shams of Tabriz was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish best known as the spiritual mentor and transformative influence of the poet Rumi.
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D.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
The Adventures of Hajji Baba is a 1954 adventure film starring John Derek, based on James Justinian Morier’s 19th-century novel about a young Persian’s picaresque journeys.
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E.
حي السيدة زينب
حي السيدة زينب هو أحد أقدم الأحياء الشعبية والتاريخية في القاهرة، يشتهر بمسجده الشهير وأسواقه التقليدية وقربه من مؤسسات طبية وتعليمية كبرى.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family saga
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narrative cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward | Naguib Mahfouz Nobel Prize in Literature (1988) ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope | from World War I era to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| createdBy | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Palace Walk
ⓘ
Palace of Desire ⓘ Sugar Street ⓘ |
| explores |
changing gender roles
ⓘ
nationalist politics in Egypt ⓘ tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Abd al-Jawad family
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Jawad family
|
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement |
al-Gamaliya district of Cairo
ⓘ
traditional Cairene household ⓘ |
| influencedBy | historical events in early 20th-century Egypt ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Arabic realist novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aisha Abd al-Jawad
ⓘ
Amina Abd al-Jawad ⓘ Kamal Abd al-Jawad ⓘ Khadija Abd al-Jawad ⓘ
linked to:
Khadija
Yasin Abd al-Jawad ⓘ al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Cairo Trilogy ⓘ |
| portrays |
Egyptian bourgeois family life
ⓘ
impact of colonial presence in Egypt ⓘ religious and secular tensions ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| setIn | Cairo ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
generational conflict
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modernization ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ social change in Egypt ⓘ urban middle-class life ⓘ |
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