Children of the Alley
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Children of the Alley is a controversial novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that allegorically retells religious and social history through the lives of successive generations in a Cairo alley.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Children of the Alley canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Children of the Alley Context triple: [Children of Gebelawi, hasTitleVariant, Children of the Alley]
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Target entity: Children of the Alley Target entity description: Children of the Alley is a controversial novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that allegorically retells religious and social history through the lives of successive generations in a Cairo alley.
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A.
The Little Street
The Little Street is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a quiet, everyday street scene in his hometown of Delft.
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B.
The Young Orphan
The Young Orphan is a late 19th-century realist portrait painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, depicting a solitary young girl in a dark dress against a muted background.
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C.
The Blind Girl
The Blind Girl is a celebrated 1856 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, depicting two roadside beggar girls and exploring themes of disability, perception, and the natural world.
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D.
The Children of Yost
The Children of Yost is the raucous student section known for its passionate support and elaborate game-day traditions at Michigan Wolverines football games.
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E.
The Sick Child
"The Sick Child" is a poignant early painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts the illness and death of his sister and marks a key turning point toward his mature, emotionally charged style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| allegoricallyRepresents |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ modern science ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Children of Gebelawi ⓘ |
| author | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| authorReceived | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| bannedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| banReason | religious controversy ⓘ |
| censorshipType | prohibited from full publication in Egypt for many years ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
allegorical portrayal of religious figures
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perceived criticism of religion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | newspaper serial ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Al-Ahram newspaper ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical novel
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religious allegory ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCentralTheme |
conflict between science and faith
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history of humanity ⓘ power and oppression ⓘ religion ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance |
major work in modern Arabic literature
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one of Naguib Mahfouz's most controversial novels ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human suffering
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role of knowledge ⓘ struggle against tyranny ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Arabic novel ⓘ |
| mainLocationType | urban alley ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | allegorical retelling of religious history ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-generational saga ⓘ |
| notableCharacterType |
patriarch of the alley
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successive prophetic figures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| setting |
Cairo
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an alley in Cairo ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory |
from mythic past to modern era
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spans several generations ⓘ |
| titleInArabic | Awlad Haratina ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ multiple languages ⓘ |
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Subject: Children of the Alley Description of subject: Children of the Alley is a controversial novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that allegorically retells religious and social history through the lives of successive generations in a Cairo alley.
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