In the Pond
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"In the Pond" is a satirical novel by Ha Jin that portrays a Chinese factory worker’s struggle against corruption and bureaucracy in post-Mao China.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In the Pond canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Ha Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFullName | Ha Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Chinese American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Chinese factory life
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local Communist Party officials ⓘ petty corruption ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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satire ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
realism
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satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Shao Bin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of local bureaucratic corruption
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portrayal of ordinary Chinese workers after the Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
a provincial Chinese factory town
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post-Mao China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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bureaucracy ⓘ corruption ⓘ everyday life in post-Mao China ⓘ individual versus the system ⓘ resistance to authority ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
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