The Malayan Trilogy
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The Malayan Trilogy is a series of semi-autobiographical comic novels by Anthony Burgess set in postwar British Malaya, exploring colonial life, cultural clashes, and political change.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Malayan Trilogy canonical | 4 |
| The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Malayan Trilogy Context triple: [Anthony Burgess, notableWork, The Malayan Trilogy]
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A.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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B.
White Rajahs
The White Rajahs were a dynasty of British-born rulers from the Brooke family who governed the Kingdom of Sarawak on Borneo from the mid-19th to mid-20th century as personal monarchs.
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C.
British Military Administration in Malaya
The British Military Administration in Malaya was the temporary post–World War II military government established by Britain to restore order and reassert colonial control in Malaya after the Japanese surrender.
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D.
The Rajah
The Rajah is the nickname of Roger Brown, a prominent American art historian and curator known for his influential work in the field of art history.
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E.
The Rajah
The Rajah was the nickname of Rogers Hornsby, a legendary Major League Baseball second baseman renowned for his extraordinary hitting ability and one of the highest career batting averages in history.
- 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)
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Target entity: The Malayan Trilogy Target entity description: The Malayan Trilogy is a series of semi-autobiographical comic novels by Anthony Burgess set in postwar British Malaya, exploring colonial life, cultural clashes, and political change.
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A.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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B.
White Rajahs
The White Rajahs were a dynasty of British-born rulers from the Brooke family who governed the Kingdom of Sarawak on Borneo from the mid-19th to mid-20th century as personal monarchs.
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C.
British Military Administration in Malaya
The British Military Administration in Malaya was the temporary post–World War II military government established by Britain to restore order and reassert colonial control in Malaya after the Japanese surrender.
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D.
The Rajah
The Rajah is the nickname of Roger Brown, a prominent American art historian and curator known for his influential work in the field of art history.
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E.
The Rajah
The Rajah was the nickname of Rogers Hornsby, a legendary Major League Baseball second baseman renowned for his extraordinary hitting ability and one of the highest career batting averages in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel trilogy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy
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linked to:
The Malayan Trilogy
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| author | Anthony Burgess ⓘ |
| compiledEditionPublicationDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
British colonial administrators in Malaya
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Chinese population in Malaya ⓘ Indian population in Malaya ⓘ Malay population ⓘ |
| firstPartPublicationDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday colonial life
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interethnic relations ⓘ tensions of empire’s decline ⓘ |
| follows | Anthony Burgess’s experiences as a colonial education officer ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satirical fiction ⓘ semi‑autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beds in the East
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The Enemy in the Blanket ⓘ Time for a Tiger ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Victor Crabbe ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Anthony Burgess’s service in Malaya ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
comic
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ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bureaucracy
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colonialism ⓘ cultural clashes ⓘ decolonization ⓘ identity ⓘ political change ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third‑person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic treatment of British colonial decline
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portrayal of multicultural Malayan society ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | British ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolmaster ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann
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linked to:
Heinemann publishing group
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| secondPartPublicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | British Malaya ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ post‑World War II era ⓘ |
| thirdPartPublicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
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linked to: The Malayan Trilogy