The Boat Rocker
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The Boat Rocker is a satirical novel by Ha Jin that follows a Chinese émigré journalist investigating his ex-wife’s suspiciously hyped book, exposing corruption, censorship, and moral compromise in the globalized literary world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boat Rocker canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Ha Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Chinese American ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Chinese state propaganda
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censorship ⓘ corruption ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ globalized literary world ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
literary fiction
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political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Beina
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Old Liang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yan Haili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Feng Danlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Chinese émigré journalist investigates his ex-wife’s suspiciously hyped book and uncovers corruption and censorship involving Chinese state interests and Western publishers. ⓘ |
| protagonistBackground | Chinese émigré ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
A Free Life
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Waiting NERFINISHED ⓘ War Trash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
China
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subjectMatter |
Chinese diaspora
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media ethics ⓘ state influence on publishing ⓘ |
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