Shame (novel)
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*Shame* is a 1983 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magic realism and political allegory to explore themes of identity, power, and violence in a thinly veiled version of Pakistan.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shame (novel) canonical | 2 |
| Salman Rushdie novel "Shame" | 1 |
| Shame (1983 novel) | 1 |
| novel "Shame" | 1 |
| the world of Shame | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shame (novel) Context triple: [Omar Khayyam Shakil, fictionalUniverse, Shame (novel)]
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A.
No Stranger to Shame
"No Stranger to Shame" is the second studio album by American musician Uncle Kracker, blending rock, country, and pop influences.
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B.
Shame and Necessity
Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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C.
Disgrace
Disgrace is a critically acclaimed novel by South African writer J. M. Coetzee that explores themes of power, shame, and post-apartheid social tensions through the downfall of a disgraced professor.
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D.
Shame (2011 film)
Shame (2011 film) is a British drama directed by Steve McQueen that follows a New York man's struggle with sex addiction, noted for its intense performances and unflinching portrayal of compulsion and isolation.
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E.
"Shame"
"Shame" is a short story by Stephen Crane, included in his Whilomville Stories collection, that explores themes of guilt, embarrassment, and moral awakening in small-town life.
- 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: Shame (novel) Target entity description: *Shame* is a 1983 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magic realism and political allegory to explore themes of identity, power, and violence in a thinly veiled version of Pakistan.
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A.
No Stranger to Shame
"No Stranger to Shame" is the second studio album by American musician Uncle Kracker, blending rock, country, and pop influences.
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B.
Shame and Necessity
Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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C.
Disgrace
Disgrace is a critically acclaimed novel by South African writer J. M. Coetzee that explores themes of power, shame, and post-apartheid social tensions through the downfall of a disgraced professor.
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D.
Shame (2011 film)
Shame (2011 film) is a British drama directed by Steve McQueen that follows a New York man's struggle with sex addiction, noted for its intense performances and unflinching portrayal of compulsion and isolation.
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E.
"Shame"
"Shame" is a short story by Stephen Crane, included in his Whilomville Stories collection, that explores themes of guilt, embarrassment, and moral awakening in small-town life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| alludesTo |
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
ⓘ
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ⓘ |
| author | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
dictatorship
ⓘ
gender and patriarchy ⓘ honor and shame ⓘ identity ⓘ political corruption ⓘ power ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Satanic Verses ⓘ |
| genre |
magic realism
ⓘ
political allegory ⓘ postcolonial fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Shame ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arjumand Harappa
ⓘ
Bilquis Hyder ⓘ Iskander Harappa ⓘ Raza Hyder ⓘ Sufiya Zinobia ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | author-figure resembling Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 300-400 pages (approximate, varies by edition) ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | post-independence Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Pakistani politics
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ military rule ⓘ religion and secularism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | political history of Pakistan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
magic realism
ⓘ
postmodernism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonlinear ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
metafiction
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of magic realism and political satire
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exploration of shame as a social and political force ⓘ thinly veiled portrayal of Pakistani leaders ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | Midnight's Children ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setIn | fictionalized Pakistan ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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