Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
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Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is a psychological suspense novel by Hilary Mantel that explores cultural clash, isolation, and paranoia through the experiences of a British woman living in Saudi Arabia.
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| Eight Months on Ghazzah Street canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eight Months on Ghazzah Street Context triple: [Hilary Mantel, notableWork, Eight Months on Ghazzah Street]
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El Zeitoun
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House of Marwan
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Zaytoun
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The Dervish House
The Dervish House is a near-future science fiction novel by Ian McDonald set in Istanbul, weaving together multiple characters’ stories around nanotechnology, politics, and cultural change.
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Eyeless in Gaza
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- 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: Eight Months on Ghazzah Street Target entity description: Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is a psychological suspense novel by Hilary Mantel that explores cultural clash, isolation, and paranoia through the experiences of a British woman living in Saudi Arabia.
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A.
El Zeitoun
El Zeitoun is a residential district in northeastern Cairo, Egypt, known for its historic churches and mid-20th-century urban development.
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B.
House of Marwan
The House of Marwan was the ruling branch of the Umayyad dynasty descended from Caliph Marwan I, which controlled the Islamic Caliphate during its later period until its overthrow by the Abbasids.
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C.
Zaytoun
Zaytoun is a 2012 war drama film set in 1982 Lebanon that follows the unlikely friendship between a young Palestinian refugee and a downed Israeli fighter pilot.
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D.
The Dervish House
The Dervish House is a near-future science fiction novel by Ian McDonald set in Istanbul, weaving together multiple characters’ stories around nanotechnology, politics, and cultural change.
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E.
Eyeless in Gaza
Eyeless in Gaza is a 1936 novel by Aldous Huxley that experiments with non-linear narrative to explore themes of pacifism, spirituality, and personal transformation in the life of its protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological suspense novel ⓘ |
| author | Hilary Mantel ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
mystery surrounding a neighbor in the apartment building
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tension between Western expatriates and Saudi society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | unknown ⓘ |
| depicts |
religious conservatism
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restrictions on women in Saudi Arabia ⓘ social segregation ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cultural clash
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expatriate experience ⓘ gender roles ⓘ isolation ⓘ paranoia ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ suspense fiction ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780140114473 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
closed doors
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eavesdropping ⓘ urban claustrophobia ⓘ |
| hasSetting | expatriate apartment block ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
psychological realism
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slow-building suspense ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frances Shore ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological atmosphere
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portrayal of expatriate life in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 320 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorWork | Hilary Mantel bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | British ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | cartographer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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Viking Press ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
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| settingCity | Jeddah ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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