The Grass Is Singing
E631919
The Grass Is Singing is Doris Lessing’s debut novel, a psychologically intense exploration of race, class, and isolation set on a Southern Rhodesian farm in colonial Africa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Grass Is Singing canonical | 2 |
| The Grass Is Singing (1981 film) | 1 |
| The Grass Is Singing (English) | 1 |
| The Grass is Singing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6945903 — 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: The Grass Is Singing Context triple: [Doris Lessing, notableWork, The Grass Is Singing]
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A.
Weep Not, Child
Weep Not, Child is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the impact of British colonialism and the Mau Mau uprising on a young boy and his community.
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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.
Devil on the Cross
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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D.
The River Between
The River Between is a novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the cultural and religious tensions in a Gikuyu community during the early period of British colonial rule.
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E.
No Longer at Ease
No Longer at Ease is a novel by Chinua Achebe that explores the moral and cultural conflicts faced by a young Nigerian civil servant in the late colonial era.
- 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: The Grass Is Singing Target entity description: The Grass Is Singing is Doris Lessing’s debut novel, a psychologically intense exploration of race, class, and isolation set on a Southern Rhodesian farm in colonial Africa.
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A.
Weep Not, Child
Weep Not, Child is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the impact of British colonialism and the Mau Mau uprising on a young boy and his community.
-
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.
-
C.
Devil on the Cross
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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D.
The River Between
The River Between is a novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the cultural and religious tensions in a Gikuyu community during the early period of British colonial rule.
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E.
No Longer at Ease
No Longer at Ease is a novel by Chinua Achebe that explores the moral and cultural conflicts faced by a young Nigerian civil servant in the late colonial era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Doris Lessing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Martha Quest ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Grass Is Singing (1981 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Grass Is Singing
|
| hasCharacter |
Dick Turner
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | postcolonial literary criticism of Southern Africa ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Mary Turner ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
alienation
ⓘ
colonial administration ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ farm life ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ mental illness ⓘ power relations ⓘ violence ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage |
The Grass Is Singing (English)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Grass Is Singing
|
| literaryMovement | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class
ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ isolation ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ race ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of racial segregation
ⓘ
exploration of white settler society in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ portrayal of gender roles in colonial society ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Doris Lessing bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Michael Joseph ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | farm ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Southern Rhodesia
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhodesia
|
| settingRegion | colonial Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Grass Is Singing Description of subject: The Grass Is Singing is Doris Lessing’s debut novel, a psychologically intense exploration of race, class, and isolation set on a Southern Rhodesian farm in colonial Africa.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Grass Is Singing
linked to: The Grass Is Singing
linked to: The Grass Is Singing