Binti: The Night Masquerade
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Binti: The Night Masquerade is a science fiction novella by Nnedi Okorafor that concludes her acclaimed Binti trilogy, blending Africanfuturism with themes of identity, conflict, and cultural reconciliation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Binti: The Night Masquerade canonical | 4 |
| Binti trilogy | 2 |
| Binti Trilogy | 1 |
| Binti series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Binti: The Night Masquerade Context triple: [Nnedi Okorafor, notableWork, Binti: The Night Masquerade]
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A.
Binti
Binti is a science fiction novella by Nnedi Okorafor that follows a young Himba woman who becomes the first of her people to attend a prestigious intergalactic university, exploring themes of identity, culture, and conflict.
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B.
Illangelo
Illangelo is a Canadian record producer and songwriter best known for his dark, atmospheric work with The Weeknd and contributions to contemporary R&B and pop music.
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C.
Starcatcher
Starcatcher is a rock album by American band Greta Van Fleet that continues their retro, hard-rock sound with themes of mysticism and fantasy.
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D.
The Flight of Night
The Flight of Night is a painting by American artist William Morris Hunt that exemplifies his romantic, atmospheric style and interest in allegorical themes.
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E.
Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King that explore themes of revenge, guilt, and the darker sides of human nature.
- 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: Binti: The Night Masquerade Target entity description: Binti: The Night Masquerade is a science fiction novella by Nnedi Okorafor that concludes her acclaimed Binti trilogy, blending Africanfuturism with themes of identity, conflict, and cultural reconciliation.
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A.
Binti
Binti is a science fiction novella by Nnedi Okorafor that follows a young Himba woman who becomes the first of her people to attend a prestigious intergalactic university, exploring themes of identity, culture, and conflict.
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B.
Illangelo
Illangelo is a Canadian record producer and songwriter best known for his dark, atmospheric work with The Weeknd and contributions to contemporary R&B and pop music.
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C.
Starcatcher
Starcatcher is a rock album by American band Greta Van Fleet that continues their retro, hard-rock sound with themes of mysticism and fantasy.
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D.
The Flight of Night
The Flight of Night is a painting by American artist William Morris Hunt that exemplifies his romantic, atmospheric style and interest in allegorical themes.
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E.
Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King that explore themes of revenge, guilt, and the darker sides of human nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novella
ⓘ
science fiction novella ⓘ |
| author | Nnedi Okorafor ⓘ |
| concludes |
Binti trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Binti: The Night Masquerade
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Yoshi Yoshitani ⓘ |
| featuresCulture |
Himba people (fictionalized)
ⓘ
linked to:
Himba
|
| featuresSpecies |
Meduse
ⓘ
Zinariya ⓘ |
| follows | Binti: Home ⓘ |
| genre |
Africanfuturism
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardsOrNominations |
nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novella
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nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novella ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780765393111 ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
audiobook
ⓘ
digital ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
harmonizer
ⓘ
mathematical genius ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Africanfuturism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Binti ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat |
ebook
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| pageCount | 208 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Binti trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Binti
|
| prequel |
Binti
ⓘ
Binti: Home ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Tor.com
ⓘ
linked to:
Tor.com (editorial work)
Tor.com Publishing ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
Tor.com
ⓘ
linked to:
Tor.com (editorial work)
|
| seriesOrder | 3 ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
ⓘ
Himba homeland ⓘ Oomza University ⓘ
linked to:
Oomza Uni
|
| targetAudience |
adult
ⓘ
young adult ⓘ |
| theme |
belonging
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cultural conflict ⓘ cultural reconciliation ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ mediation ⓘ war and peace ⓘ |
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Subject: Binti: The Night Masquerade Description of subject: Binti: The Night Masquerade is a science fiction novella by Nnedi Okorafor that concludes her acclaimed Binti trilogy, blending Africanfuturism with themes of identity, conflict, and cultural reconciliation.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Binti: The Night Masquerade
linked to: Binti: The Night Masquerade