The Reluctant Fundamentalist
E161412
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2007 novel by Mohsin Hamid that follows a Pakistani man's unsettling reflections on his life in the United States after 9/11, exploring themes of identity, alienation, and political tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Reluctant Fundamentalist canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Reluctant Fundamentalist Context triple: [Mohsin Hamid, notableWork, The Reluctant Fundamentalist]
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A.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a 2017 novel by Indian author Arundhati Roy that weaves together the lives of marginalized characters across contemporary India in a fragmented, poetic narrative.
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B.
The Namesake
The Namesake is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of identity, immigration, and family through the life of a Bengali-American man navigating his dual cultural heritage.
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C.
The Golden House
The Golden House is a lesser-known 19th-century novel by American essayist and humorist Charles Dudley Warner.
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D.
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House was the grand colonial-era residence and administrative headquarters of the British Viceroy of India in New Delhi, later renamed Rashtrapati Bhavan after independence.
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E.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Reluctant Fundamentalist Target entity description: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2007 novel by Mohsin Hamid that follows a Pakistani man's unsettling reflections on his life in the United States after 9/11, exploring themes of identity, alienation, and political tension.
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A.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a 2017 novel by Indian author Arundhati Roy that weaves together the lives of marginalized characters across contemporary India in a fragmented, poetic narrative.
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B.
The Namesake
The Namesake is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of identity, immigration, and family through the life of a Bengali-American man navigating his dual cultural heritage.
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C.
The Golden House
The Golden House is a lesser-known 19th-century novel by American essayist and humorist Charles Dudley Warner.
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D.
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House was the grand colonial-era residence and administrative headquarters of the British Viceroy of India in New Delhi, later renamed Rashtrapati Bhavan after independence.
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E.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film) ⓘ |
| author | Mohsin Hamid ⓘ |
| awarded | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
American imperialism
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alienation ⓘ cultural conflict ⓘ globalization ⓘ identity ⓘ political tension ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ terrorism and its aftermath ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan ⓘ |
| explores |
East–West relations
ⓘ
corporate capitalism ⓘ immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Erica
ⓘ
Jim ⓘ Unnamed American listener ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Mira Nair ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780151013043 ⓘ |
| includedIn | post-9/11 literature ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
dramatic monologue
ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Changez ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous ending
ⓘ
second-person address to an American stranger ⓘ |
| openingSceneLocation | Old Anarkali, Lahore ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 200 ⓘ |
| plotElement | Pakistani man reflects on his life in the United States after 9/11 ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Pakistani ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
ⓘ
surface form:
Harcourt
|
| settingLocation |
Lahore
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-9/11 era ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Booker Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Man Booker Prize
|
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