Aké: The Years of Childhood
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Aké: The Years of Childhood is Wole Soyinka’s autobiographical memoir recounting his early years growing up in colonial Nigeria.
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| Aké: The Years of Childhood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aké: The Years of Childhood Context triple: [Wole Soyinka, notableWork, Aké: The Years of Childhood]
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A.
Das Jahr
"Das Jahr" is a cycle of twelve character pieces for piano by Fanny Hensel, each depicting a month of the year and often considered her most significant large-scale piano work.
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B.
Bittendes Kind
"Bittendes Kind" is one of the short, characterful piano pieces in Robert Schumann's "Kinderszenen," depicting the tender, pleading mood of a child.
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C.
The Children
"The Children" is the climactic tenth episode of Game of Thrones season 4, featuring several major character confrontations and turning points that reshape the political and mystical landscape of Westeros.
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D.
The Children
"The Children" is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of social justice and political struggle through the lives of working-class characters.
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E.
The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aké: The Years of Childhood Target entity description: Aké: The Years of Childhood is Wole Soyinka’s autobiographical memoir recounting his early years growing up in colonial Nigeria.
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A.
Das Jahr
"Das Jahr" is a cycle of twelve character pieces for piano by Fanny Hensel, each depicting a month of the year and often considered her most significant large-scale piano work.
-
B.
Bittendes Kind
"Bittendes Kind" is one of the short, characterful piano pieces in Robert Schumann's "Kinderszenen," depicting the tender, pleading mood of a child.
-
C.
The Children
"The Children" is the climactic tenth episode of Game of Thrones season 4, featuring several major character confrontations and turning points that reshape the political and mystical landscape of Westeros.
-
D.
The Children
"The Children" is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of social justice and political struggle through the lives of working-class characters.
-
E.
The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | autobiographical memoir ⓘ |
| author | Wole Soyinka ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria ⓘ |
| depicts |
British colonial rule in Nigeria
ⓘ
Yoruba culture ⓘ childhood education ⓘ family life ⓘ |
| followedBy | Isara: A Voyage Around Essay ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Aké (stage adaptation) ⓘ |
| hasAward | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-394-51219-4 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Wole Soyinka ⓘ |
| includedIn | African literature curricula worldwide ⓘ |
| influenced | studies of African childhood narratives ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Wole Soyinka’s childhood
ⓘ
colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of Yoruba childhood
ⓘ
lyrical prose style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Wole Soyinka’s autobiographical cycle ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
ⓘ
Rex Collings ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Nigeria ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Aké, Abeokuta, Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Abeokuta
|
| subjectMatter |
political awakening
ⓘ
race and colonialism ⓘ religion and spirituality ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
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