Rotten Row
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Rotten Row is a collection of interconnected short stories by Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah that explores crime, justice, and everyday life in contemporary Zimbabwe.
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| Rotten Row canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rotten Row Context triple: [Petina Gappah, notableWork, Rotten Row]
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Varick Street
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Rotten Row Target entity description: Rotten Row is a collection of interconnected short stories by Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah that explores crime, justice, and everyday life in contemporary Zimbabwe.
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A.
Remsen Street
Remsen Street is a residential street in Brooklyn Heights, New York City, known for its historic brownstones and proximity to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and the East River waterfront.
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B.
Knickerbocker Avenue
Knickerbocker Avenue is a New York City Subway station in Brooklyn serving the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line.
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C.
Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road is a major thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, running east–west and serving as a key commercial and residential corridor.
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D.
Maiden Lane
Maiden Lane is a historic street in Manhattan’s Financial District known for its longstanding association with commerce and finance.
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E.
Varick Street
Varick Street is a major north–south thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan, New York City, running through the Hudson Square and SoHo areas and carrying part of the city's busy traffic grid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Petina Gappah ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| explores |
corruption
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family relationships ⓘ postcolonial Zimbabwean society ⓘ rural-urban divide ⓘ social inequality in Zimbabwe ⓘ urban life ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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legal fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Petina Gappah ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
bystanders
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criminals ⓘ legal professionals ⓘ multiple viewpoints ⓘ ordinary citizens ⓘ victims ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Zimbabwean legal system
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courts ⓘ judges ⓘ lawyers ⓘ ordinary Zimbabweans ⓘ police ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary African literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
darkly comic
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realist ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
crime
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everyday life ⓘ justice ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | interconnected short stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Zimbabwean justice system
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interconnected narrative structure ⓘ use of humor to address serious issues ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Faber & Faber
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linked to:
Faber and Faber
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| setting |
Harare
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contemporary Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Rotten Row, a street in Harare ⓘ |
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