Season of Anomy
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Season of Anomy is a politically charged novel by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that explores corruption, resistance, and moral decay in a postcolonial African society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Season of Anomy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10034185 — 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: Season of Anomy Context triple: [Wole Soyinka, notableWork, Season of Anomy]
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A.
Age of Unreason
Age of Unreason is a politically charged punk rock album by Bad Religion that critiques contemporary social and political issues.
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B.
The Soft Parade
The Soft Parade is a 1969 album by American rock band The Doors that is noted for its experimental use of brass and string arrangements alongside their psychedelic rock sound.
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C.
Spider Rock
Spider Rock is a striking sandstone spire rising dramatically from the floor of Canyon de Chelly in northeastern Arizona, considered both a geological icon and a sacred site in Navajo tradition.
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D.
South of Heaven
South of Heaven is a 1988 studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its slower, more atmospheric and melodic approach compared to their earlier work.
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E.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
- 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: Season of Anomy Target entity description: Season of Anomy is a politically charged novel by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that explores corruption, resistance, and moral decay in a postcolonial African society.
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A.
Age of Unreason
Age of Unreason is a politically charged punk rock album by Bad Religion that critiques contemporary social and political issues.
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B.
The Soft Parade
The Soft Parade is a 1969 album by American rock band The Doors that is noted for its experimental use of brass and string arrangements alongside their psychedelic rock sound.
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C.
Spider Rock
Spider Rock is a striking sandstone spire rising dramatically from the floor of Canyon de Chelly in northeastern Arizona, considered both a geological icon and a sacred site in Navajo tradition.
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D.
South of Heaven
South of Heaven is a 1988 studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its slower, more atmospheric and melodic approach compared to their earlier work.
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E.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addresses | post–civil war Nigerian context ⓘ |
| author | Wole Soyinka ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria ⓘ |
| criticizes |
collusion between business and government
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ state corruption ⓘ |
| explores |
collective resistance
ⓘ
corporate exploitation ⓘ corruption in government ⓘ military violence ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ terror and intimidation as tools of power ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNobelLaureate | true ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Iriyise
ⓘ
Ofeyi ⓘ The Cartel ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
African postcolonial politics
ⓘ
Nigerian history ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContent | true ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Ofeyi ⓘ |
| hasSocialCriticism | true ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ individual versus state ⓘ moral decay ⓘ postcolonial disillusionment ⓘ resistance ⓘ revolution ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
allegorical
ⓘ
complex ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Interpreters
ⓘ
The Man Died ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional West African country
ⓘ
postcolonial African society ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
anomy as social disorder
ⓘ
breakdown of moral order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Season of Anomy Description of subject: Season of Anomy is a politically charged novel by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that explores corruption, resistance, and moral decay in a postcolonial African society.
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