Confissão da Leoa
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Confissão da Leoa is a novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that blends myth, realism, and social critique to explore violence, gender, and tradition in a remote African village.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confession of the Lioness | 1 |
| Confissão da Leoa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366919 — 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: Confissão da Leoa Context triple: [Mia Couto, notableWork, Confissão da Leoa]
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A.
Die Löwen
Die Löwen is the traditional nickname of German football club TSV 1860 Munich, reflecting the lion emblem on the club’s crest and its historic identity.
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The Lions' Cage
The Lions' Cage is a work by British actor and author John Clive, best known for his contributions to film, television, and literature.
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C.
Le Tigre
Le Tigre was the fierce political nickname of French statesman Georges Clemenceau, reflecting his combative and determined leadership style, especially during World War I.
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre is an American feminist electroclash and dance-punk band known for its politically charged lyrics, DIY aesthetic, and fusion of punk, electronic, and pop influences.
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E.
The Lion and the Rose
"The Lion and the Rose" is the infamous Game of Thrones episode centered on King Joffrey Baratheon’s wedding feast and shocking death, often referred to as the "Purple Wedding."
- 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: Confissão da Leoa Target entity description: Confissão da Leoa is a novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that blends myth, realism, and social critique to explore violence, gender, and tradition in a remote African village.
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A.
Die Löwen
Die Löwen is the traditional nickname of German football club TSV 1860 Munich, reflecting the lion emblem on the club’s crest and its historic identity.
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B.
The Lions' Cage
The Lions' Cage is a work by British actor and author John Clive, best known for his contributions to film, television, and literature.
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C.
The Tigress
The Tigress is a 1927 silent crime drama film starring Dorothy Revier as a seductive and dangerous femme fatale.
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D.
Le Tigre
Le Tigre is an American feminist electroclash and dance-punk band known for its politically charged lyrics, DIY aesthetic, and fusion of punk, electronic, and pop influences.
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E.
Le Tigre
Le Tigre was the fierce political nickname of French statesman Georges Clemenceau, reflecting his combative and determined leadership style, especially during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
domestic violence
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political marginalization ⓘ religious syncretism ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ women's oppression ⓘ |
| author | Mia Couto ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Archangel Bullseye
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Hanifa Assulua ⓘ Mariamar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mozambique ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Tuner of Silences ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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magic realism ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
lion as symbol of repressed female rage
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lion as symbol of violence ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ other languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African oral storytelling traditions
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Mozambican Portuguese
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linked to:
African Portuguese
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| literaryAwardNomination | shortlists and prizes in Lusophone literary circuits ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Lusophone African literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
blend of myth and realism
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allegory
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metaphor ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
colonial and postcolonial power
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gender-based violence ⓘ myth and reality ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person narration
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multiple narrators ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOf | Mia Couto bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
confrontation between tradition and state authority
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government sends a hunter to kill lions ⓘ series of lion attacks on women ⓘ |
| publisher | Caminho ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional village of Kulumani
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remote village in northern Mozambique ⓘ |
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Subject: Confissão da Leoa Description of subject: Confissão da Leoa is a novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that blends myth, realism, and social critique to explore violence, gender, and tradition in a remote African village.
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linked to: Confissão da Leoa