Bones
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Bones is a critically acclaimed novel by Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove that explores the human cost of colonialism and war through the life of a rural woman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bones canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bones Context triple: [Chenjerai Hove, notableWork, Bones]
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Bones
Bones is a 2001 supernatural horror film starring Snoop Dogg as a murdered man who returns from the dead to exact revenge.
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Bones
"Bones" is the official theme song used for WWE's WrestleMania 29 event.
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Bones
Bones is a popular American crime procedural television series that blends forensic anthropology with FBI investigations, following Dr. Temperance Brennan and Agent Seeley Booth as they solve murders using skeletal evidence.
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Bones
"Bones" is a 2022 pop-rock single by Imagine Dragons known for its dark, upbeat sound and themes of mortality and resilience.
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Bones
Bones is a renowned Japanese animation studio known for producing high-quality, visually dynamic anime series such as Fullmetal Alchemist, My Hero Academia, and Mob Psycho 100.
- 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: Bones Target entity description: Bones is a critically acclaimed novel by Zimbabwean writer Chenjerai Hove that explores the human cost of colonialism and war through the life of a rural woman.
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Bones
Bones is a popular American crime procedural television series that blends forensic anthropology with FBI investigations, following Dr. Temperance Brennan and Agent Seeley Booth as they solve murders using skeletal evidence.
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Bones
"Bones" is a moody, guitar-driven alternative rock song by Radiohead from their 1995 album *The Bends*, noted for its themes of physical and emotional fragility.
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Bones
"Bones" is a 2022 pop-rock single by Imagine Dragons known for its dark, upbeat sound and themes of mortality and resilience.
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Bones
Bones is the widely recognized nickname of Jon Jones, the dominant American mixed martial artist and multiple-time UFC light heavyweight champion.
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Bones
Bones is a 2001 supernatural horror film starring Snoop Dogg as a murdered man who returns from the dead to exact revenge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Chenjerai Hove ⓘ |
| awarded | Noma Award for Publishing in Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
Zimbabwean liberation war
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white-owned commercial farm ⓘ |
| explores |
disappearance of political activists
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gender and power relations in colonial Zimbabwe ⓘ impact of colonialism on rural communities ⓘ motherhood under oppression ⓘ violence of the liberation struggle ⓘ voice and voicelessness ⓘ |
| focusesOn | life of a rural woman ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasPublicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Ancestors
ⓘ
Shadows ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African women
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colonial violence ⓘ national liberation ⓘ rural life in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African literature
ⓘ
Zimbabwean literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marita ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multiple narrators
ⓘ
oral storytelling techniques ⓘ |
| notableFor |
poetic prose style
ⓘ
use of Shona oral traditions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | farm worker ⓘ |
| publisher | Baobab Books ⓘ |
| setDuring | late colonial period in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| setting | rural Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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human cost of war ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ liberation struggle ⓘ memory ⓘ oppression of women ⓘ resistance ⓘ silencing of subaltern voices ⓘ war ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ |
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