Chicago
E1022721
"Chicago" is a novel by Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany that intertwines the lives of Arab and American characters in the city of Chicago to explore themes of identity, politics, and exile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Alaa Al Aswany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
Arab immigrants in the United States
ⓘ
Egyptian students in the United States ⓘ academic life ⓘ political repression in Egypt ⓘ |
| explores |
clash between personal freedom and political loyalty
ⓘ
religious conservatism ⓘ sexual freedom ⓘ tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| featuresCharactersFrom |
Arab world
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup |
American academics
ⓘ
Arab students ⓘ Egyptian expatriates ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement |
American university campus
ⓘ
Egyptian diaspora community ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
assimilation
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ nostalgia for homeland ⓘ racism ⓘ state security apparatus ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Arabic literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
cultural conflict ⓘ diaspora ⓘ exile ⓘ freedom ⓘ identity ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | intertwined stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial political content
ⓘ
critique of Egyptian political regime ⓘ portrayal of Arab-American relations ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| originalTitle | شيكاغو NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Friendly Fire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Yacoubian Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.