Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles
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Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles is a postmodern Native American novel by Gerald Vizenor that blends satire, myth, and political critique in a dystopian journey narrative.
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| Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles Context triple: [Gerald Vizenor, notableWork, Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles]
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The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.
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- 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: Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles Target entity description: Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles is a postmodern Native American novel by Gerald Vizenor that blends satire, myth, and political critique in a dystopian journey narrative.
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A.
Foundation of Hearts
Foundation of Hearts is a fan-owned organization that holds and safeguards the majority ownership of Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian, representing the club’s supporters in its governance.
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B.
Heart of Stone
"Heart of Stone" is a song featured on the album "Gone."
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C.
The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.
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D.
The Healing Heart
The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
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E.
Bonfire Heart
"Bonfire Heart" is a 2013 folk-pop song by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, known for its uplifting melody and themes of love and human connection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American literature work
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novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bearheart ⓘ |
| author | Gerald Vizenor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
U.S. federal Indian policy
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bureaucracy ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American literature
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dystopian fiction ⓘ postmodern fiction ⓘ satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bigfoot
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Inawa Biwide ⓘ Proude Cedarfair ⓘ Rosina Cedarfair ⓘ |
| hasElement |
myth
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political critique ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
pilgrimage
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road journey ⓘ trickster figure ⓘ |
| incorporatesTradition |
Anishinaabe storytelling
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Native American oral tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
intertextual
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metafictional ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Proude Cedarfair ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | journey narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of myth and contemporary politics
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experimental narrative form ⓘ use of trickster discourse ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Minnesota Press ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism in Native American studies
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postmodernism scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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critique of capitalism ⓘ cultural resistance ⓘ environmental destruction ⓘ language and storytelling ⓘ survival ⓘ tribal identity ⓘ |
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