the autobiography "Before Night Falls"
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"Before Night Falls" is the memoir of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, chronicling his impoverished childhood, literary rise, persecution under Castro’s regime, imprisonment, exile, and struggle with AIDS.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Before Night Falls (memoir) | 2 |
| the autobiography "Before Night Falls" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: the autobiography "Before Night Falls" Context triple: [Before Night Falls, basedOn, the autobiography "Before Night Falls"]
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memoir "No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley"
"No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley" is Rita Marley's autobiographical memoir recounting her personal and musical life with reggae legend Bob Marley and the rise of the Wailers.
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B.
My Life (autobiography)
"My Life" is the political autobiography of David Lange, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, recounting his life, career, and leadership during pivotal events such as the anti-nuclear movement.
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C.
Negroland: A Memoir
Negroland: A Memoir is a critically acclaimed autobiographical work by cultural critic Margo Jefferson that explores her upbringing in the Black upper middle class in mid-20th-century America.
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Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography
"Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography" is the memoir of British barrister and former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie Booth, recounting her personal life, legal career, and experiences at the heart of UK politics.
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E.
The Autobiography
The Autobiography is the debut studio album by American rapper Vic Mensa, known for its introspective lyrics and exploration of personal and social issues.
- 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 autobiography "Before Night Falls" Target entity description: "Before Night Falls" is the memoir of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, chronicling his impoverished childhood, literary rise, persecution under Castro’s regime, imprisonment, exile, and struggle with AIDS.
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A.
memoir "No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley"
"No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley" is Rita Marley's autobiographical memoir recounting her personal and musical life with reggae legend Bob Marley and the rise of the Wailers.
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B.
My Life (autobiography)
"My Life" is the political autobiography of David Lange, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, recounting his life, career, and leadership during pivotal events such as the anti-nuclear movement.
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C.
Negroland: A Memoir
Negroland: A Memoir is a critically acclaimed autobiographical work by cultural critic Margo Jefferson that explores her upbringing in the Black upper middle class in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography
"Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography" is the memoir of British barrister and former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie Booth, recounting her personal life, legal career, and experiences at the heart of UK politics.
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E.
The Autobiography
The Autobiography is the debut studio album by American rapper Vic Mensa, known for its introspective lyrics and exploration of personal and social issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | autobiography ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Before Night Falls (film)
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linked to:
Before Night Falls
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| author | Reinaldo Arenas ⓘ |
| awarded |
Lambda Literary Award for Autobiography
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linked to:
Lambda Literary Award
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| countryOfOrigin | Cuba ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| EnglishPublicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Dolores M. Koch ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Julian Schnabel ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLeadActor | Javier Bardem ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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autobiography ⓘ political memoir ⓘ prison literature ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-670-83885-2 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Cuban dissident literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
artistic freedom
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exile and displacement ⓘ mortality ⓘ poverty ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Editorial Planeta ⓘ |
| setting |
El Morro prison
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Havana ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
rural Cuba ⓘ |
| subject |
AIDS
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Cuban Revolution ⓘ Fidel Castro government ⓘ
linked to:
Cuba under Fidel Castro
Reinaldo Arenas ⓘ censorship ⓘ exile ⓘ homophobia in Cuba ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ political persecution ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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Subject: the autobiography "Before Night Falls" Description of subject: "Before Night Falls" is the memoir of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, chronicling his impoverished childhood, literary rise, persecution under Castro’s regime, imprisonment, exile, and struggle with AIDS.
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linked to: the autobiography "Before Night Falls"
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Cunningham O'Keefe
linked to: the autobiography "Before Night Falls"