The Poisonwood Bible
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The Poisonwood Bible is a critically acclaimed novel by Barbara Kingsolver that follows a missionary family’s fraught experiences in the Belgian Congo, exploring themes of colonialism, guilt, and cultural misunderstanding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Poisonwood Bible canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8163882 — 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 Poisonwood Bible Context triple: [Viking, publisherOf, The Poisonwood Bible]
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A.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores the human impact of the Nigerian Civil War through the intertwined lives of several characters.
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B.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores family, religion, and political unrest in contemporary Nigeria through the eyes of a young girl.
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C.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Edwidge Danticat that explores themes of Haitian identity, trauma, and mother-daughter relationships.
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D.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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E.
Arrow of God
Arrow of God is a classic novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe that explores the clash between traditional Igbo society and British colonial rule through the story of a powerful village priest.
- 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 Poisonwood Bible Target entity description: The Poisonwood Bible is a critically acclaimed novel by Barbara Kingsolver that follows a missionary family’s fraught experiences in the Belgian Congo, exploring themes of colonialism, guilt, and cultural misunderstanding.
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A.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun is a critically acclaimed historical novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores the human impact of the Nigerian Civil War through the intertwined lives of several characters.
-
B.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores family, religion, and political unrest in contemporary Nigeria through the eyes of a young girl.
-
C.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Edwidge Danticat that explores themes of Haitian identity, trauma, and mother-daughter relationships.
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D.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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E.
Arrow of God
Arrow of God is a classic novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe that explores the clash between traditional Igbo society and British colonial rule through the story of a powerful village priest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Barbara Kingsolver ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Critics Circle Award nomination
ⓘ
Oprah's Book Club selection ⓘ
linked to:
Oprah's Book Club
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Anatole Ngemba
ⓘ
Brother Fowles ⓘ Eeben Axelroot ⓘ Tata Ndu ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780060175405 ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
biblical allusion
ⓘ
multiple viewpoints ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adah Price
ⓘ
Leah Price ⓘ Nathan Price ⓘ Orleanna Price ⓘ Rachel Price ⓘ Ruth May Price ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple first-person narrators ⓘ |
| narrator |
Adah Price
ⓘ
Leah Price ⓘ Orleanna Price ⓘ Rachel Price ⓘ Ruth May Price ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
ⓘ
HarperFlamingo ⓘ
linked to:
Harper
|
| setIn |
Belgian Congo
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
Congo ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
ⓘ
cultural misunderstanding ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ guilt ⓘ missionary work ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo |
Bible
ⓘ
poisonwood tree ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Poisonwood Bible Description of subject: The Poisonwood Bible is a critically acclaimed novel by Barbara Kingsolver that follows a missionary family’s fraught experiences in the Belgian Congo, exploring themes of colonialism, guilt, and cultural misunderstanding.
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