Moraes Zogoiby
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Moraes Zogoiby is the physically deformed, fast-aging narrator and protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Moor’s Last Sigh," whose life story reflects the tumultuous history and cultural hybridity of modern India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moraes Zogoiby canonical | 4 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Moor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Moor's Last Sigh
ⓘ
surface form:
The Moor’s Last Sigh
|
| associatedWith |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
Cochin ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
exile
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ identity ⓘ political violence in India ⓘ religious and cultural pluralism ⓘ |
| createdBy | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | mixed ⓘ |
| hasFather | Abraham Zogoiby ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryFunction | embodies postcolonial hybridity ⓘ |
| hasMother | Aurora Zogoiby ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
deformed
ⓘ
fast-aging ⓘ |
| hasReligiousHeritage |
Catholic
ⓘ
Jewish ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole | echo of the historical Moors ⓘ |
| hasTemporalSetting | 20th-century India ⓘ |
| lifeReflects | tumultuous history of modern India ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Aurora Zogoiby’s art
ⓘ
Indian business and underworld networks ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective account of his life ⓘ |
| narratorOf |
The Moor's Last Sigh
ⓘ
surface form:
The Moor’s Last Sigh
|
| protagonistOf |
The Moor's Last Sigh
ⓘ
surface form:
The Moor’s Last Sigh
|
| represents | cultural hybridity of modern India ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.