Tristes Tropiques
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Tristes Tropiques is a seminal 1955 work by anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss that blends travel narrative, memoir, and philosophical reflection to explore cultures in Brazil and critique Western civilization.
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| Tristes Tropiques canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tristes Tropiques Context triple: [Claude Lévi-Strauss, notableWork, Tristes Tropiques]
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Typee
Typee is Herman Melville’s semi-autobiographical 1846 debut novel recounting his experiences among Polynesians in the Marquesas Islands, blending adventure, ethnography, and critique of Western colonialism.
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Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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La Condition humaine
La Condition humaine is a 1933 existential and political novel by André Malraux set during the 1927 Chinese revolution, exploring human destiny, commitment, and revolutionary struggle.
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Terre des Hommes
Terre des Hommes is a French phrase meaning "Land of Men" (or "Man and His World") that served as the inspirational theme and motto for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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Le Pardon de Pont-Aven
Le Pardon de Pont-Aven is a Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard depicting a Breton religious procession in the town of Pont-Aven, notable for its bold colors and cloisonnist style.
- 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: Tristes Tropiques Target entity description: Tristes Tropiques is a seminal 1955 work by anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss that blends travel narrative, memoir, and philosophical reflection to explore cultures in Brazil and critique Western civilization.
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A.
Typee
Typee is Herman Melville’s semi-autobiographical 1846 debut novel recounting his experiences among Polynesians in the Marquesas Islands, blending adventure, ethnography, and critique of Western colonialism.
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B.
Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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C.
La Condition humaine
La Condition humaine is a 1933 existential and political novel by André Malraux set during the 1927 Chinese revolution, exploring human destiny, commitment, and revolutionary struggle.
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D.
Terre des Hommes
Terre des Hommes is a French phrase meaning "Land of Men" (or "Man and His World") that served as the inspirational theme and motto for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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E.
Le Pardon de Pont-Aven
Le Pardon de Pont-Aven is a Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard depicting a Breton religious procession in the town of Pont-Aven, notable for its bold colors and cloisonnist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| author | Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Tristes Tropiques self-link ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | John Russell ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of fieldwork in Brazil
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autobiographical narrative ⓘ philosophical meditations ⓘ |
| influenced |
literary non-fiction
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postwar French thought ⓘ structuralist anthropology ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| movement | structuralism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending ethnography with autobiography
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critique of Western ethnocentrism ⓘ literary style unusual for academic anthropology ⓘ |
| openingLine | Je hais les voyages et les explorateurs. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting |
Brazil
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Caribbean ⓘ India ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Plon ⓘ |
| subject |
Brazil
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Western civilization ⓘ colonialism ⓘ culture ⓘ indigenous peoples of Brazil ⓘ memory ⓘ modernity ⓘ structural anthropology ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| theme |
ambivalence about travel and exploration
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critique of progress ⓘ encounter between West and non-Western societies ⓘ loss of traditional cultures ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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