Sugar Street
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Sugar Street is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that continues his Cairo Trilogy, depicting the evolving fortunes and political awakenings of a Cairene family across generations.
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| Sugar Street canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sugar Street Context triple: [Naguib Mahfouz, notableWork, Sugar Street]
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Ledo Road
Ledo Road was a World War II military supply route built by the Allies through northern Burma to connect India with China and support Chinese forces against Japan.
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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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Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
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D.
Elfreth's Alley
Elfreth's Alley is a historic residential street in Philadelphia, often cited as the oldest continuously inhabited street in the United States, known for its preserved 18th-century homes.
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E.
London Road
London Road was the historic name of Manchester Piccadilly railway station, one of the main rail hubs in Manchester, England.
- 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: Sugar Street Target entity description: Sugar Street is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that continues his Cairo Trilogy, depicting the evolving fortunes and political awakenings of a Cairene family across generations.
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A.
Ledo Road
Ledo Road was a World War II military supply route built by the Allies through northern Burma to connect India with China and support Chinese forces against Japan.
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B.
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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C.
Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
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D.
Elfreth's Alley
Elfreth's Alley is a historic residential street in Philadelphia, often cited as the oldest continuously inhabited street in the United States, known for its preserved 18th-century homes.
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E.
London Road
London Road was the historic name of Manchester Piccadilly railway station, one of the main rail hubs in Manchester, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| awardedAuthor | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
conflict between tradition and modernity
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leftist and nationalist movements ⓘ religious conservatism ⓘ rise of political ideologies in Egypt ⓘ |
| explores |
family dynamics
ⓘ
ideological polarization ⓘ impact of politics on private life ⓘ |
| follows | Palace of Desire ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelation | concludes the story arc begun in Palace Walk ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Arabic realist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abd al-Muniem
ⓘ
Ahmad (grandson) ⓘ Kamal ⓘ al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
generational change
ⓘ
political awakening ⓘ social change in Egypt ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of personal and political narratives
ⓘ
portrayal of a Cairene middle-class family across generations ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Sukkariyya ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Cairo Trilogy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Palace of Desire ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book ⓘ |
| publisher | Maktabat Misr ⓘ |
| relatedAward | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| relatedAwardYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| setIn | Cairo ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Islamic Cairo ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ interwar Egypt ⓘ |
| translatedBy |
Angele Botros Samaan
ⓘ
M. M. Badawi ⓘ Olive E. Kenny ⓘ William Maynard Hutchins ⓘ |
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Referenced by (15)
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subject surface form:
Naguib Mahfouz