Blonde Roots
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Blonde Roots is a satirical alternate-history novel by Bernardine Evaristo that imagines a world in which Africans enslave Europeans, exploring race, power, and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blonde Roots canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5008232 — 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: Blonde Roots Context triple: [Bernardine Evaristo, notableWork, Blonde Roots]
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Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde is an American alternative rock band best known for their dark, melodic sound and the hit single "Joey."
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The Blonde
The Blonde is a character typically portrayed as an attractive, enigmatic woman whose appearance and demeanor often play into themes of allure and mystery.
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C.
The Blacker the Berry
The Blacker the Berry is a 1929 novel by Wallace Thurman that explores colorism and intra-racial prejudice within the African American community during the Harlem Renaissance.
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D.
The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, and Rita Hayworth, known for its nostalgic portrayal of turn-of-the-century New York.
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E.
Four Shades of Brown
Four Shades of Brown is a 2004 Swedish dark comedy-drama film, structured as four interwoven stories, directed by Tomas Alfredson and created with the comedy group Killinggänget.
- 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: Blonde Roots Target entity description: Blonde Roots is a satirical alternate-history novel by Bernardine Evaristo that imagines a world in which Africans enslave Europeans, exploring race, power, and identity.
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A.
Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde is an American alternative rock band best known for their dark, melodic sound and the hit single "Joey."
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B.
The Blonde
The Blonde is a character typically portrayed as an attractive, enigmatic woman whose appearance and demeanor often play into themes of allure and mystery.
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C.
The Blacker the Berry
The Blacker the Berry is a 1929 novel by Wallace Thurman that explores colorism and intra-racial prejudice within the African American community during the Harlem Renaissance.
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D.
The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, and Rita Hayworth, known for its nostalgic portrayal of turn-of-the-century New York.
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E.
Four Shades of Brown
Four Shades of Brown is a 2004 Swedish dark comedy-drama film, structured as four interwoven stories, directed by Tomas Alfredson and created with the comedy group Killinggänget.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternate history novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernardine Evaristo ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
colonialism
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identity ⓘ inversion of racial hierarchy ⓘ power ⓘ race ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | Africans enslaving Europeans ⓘ |
| explores |
cultural stereotypes
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dehumanization ⓘ racial power structures ⓘ transatlantic slavery through role reversal ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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satire ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEthnicity | Nigerian-British ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-241-14385-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of race and power
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reversing historical roles of Africans and Europeans ⓘ satirical treatment of slavery ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| protagonist | Doris ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
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Riverhead Books ⓘ |
| setting | alternate world ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blonde Roots Description of subject: Blonde Roots is a satirical alternate-history novel by Bernardine Evaristo that imagines a world in which Africans enslave Europeans, exploring race, power, and identity.
Referenced by (1)
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