Eduardo Galeano
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Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan writer, journalist, and prominent leftist intellectual best known for his powerful critiques of colonialism and capitalism in works such as "Open Veins of Latin America."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eduardo Galeano canonical | 6 |
| Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano | 1 |
| Galeano | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2376151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Eduardo Galeano Context triple: [Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize, firstRecipient, Eduardo Galeano]
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José Donoso
José Donoso was a Chilean novelist and short story writer associated with the Latin American Boom, known for his darkly imaginative, psychologically complex works such as "The Obscene Bird of Night."
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Sergio Ramírez
Sergio Ramírez is a Nicaraguan writer, intellectual, and former revolutionary leader who later served as vice president and became one of Latin America’s most respected novelists and political commentators.
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Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño was a Chilean novelist, short story writer, and poet renowned for his innovative, genre-blending works such as "The Savage Detectives" and "2666," which have had a major impact on contemporary world literature.
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Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes was a prominent Mexican novelist, essayist, and diplomat whose innovative, politically engaged fiction made him one of the central figures of the Latin American literary boom.
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Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian novelist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential works in Latin American and world literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eduardo Galeano Target entity description: Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan writer, journalist, and prominent leftist intellectual best known for his powerful critiques of colonialism and capitalism in works such as "Open Veins of Latin America."
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A.
José Donoso
José Donoso was a Chilean novelist and short story writer associated with the Latin American Boom, known for his darkly imaginative, psychologically complex works such as "The Obscene Bird of Night."
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B.
Sergio Ramírez
Sergio Ramírez is a Nicaraguan writer, intellectual, and former revolutionary leader who later served as vice president and became one of Latin America’s most respected novelists and political commentators.
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C.
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño was a Chilean novelist, short story writer, and poet renowned for his innovative, genre-blending works such as "The Savage Detectives" and "2666," which have had a major impact on contemporary world literature.
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D.
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes was a prominent Mexican novelist, essayist, and diplomat whose innovative, politically engaged fiction made him one of the central figures of the Latin American literary boom.
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E.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian novelist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential works in Latin American and world literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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book ⓘ book ⓘ book trilogy ⓘ essayist ⓘ historical writer ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ leftist intellectual ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| author |
Eduardo Galeano
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Eduardo Galeano self-linksurface differs ⓘ Eduardo Galeano self-linksurface differs ⓘ Eduardo Galeano self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Casa de las Américas Prize
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Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize ⓘ |
| birthName |
Eduardo Galeano
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surface form:
Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano
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| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Spain
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Uruguay ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Uruguay ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-09-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-04-13 ⓘ |
| employer |
Marcha
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Época ⓘ |
| familyName |
Eduardo Galeano
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Galeano
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| genre |
essay
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historical narrative ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ testimonio ⓘ |
| givenName | Eduardo ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American social movements
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leftist intellectuals in Latin America ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Eduardo Galeano’s work was influenced by Marxist thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Latin American history
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capitalism ⓘ colonialism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| movement |
Latin American left
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anti-capitalism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ left-wing politics ⓘ |
| name | Eduardo Galeano self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Uruguayan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Days and Nights of Love and War
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Memory of Fire ⓘ Open Veins of Latin America ⓘ Soccer in Sun and Shadow ⓘ The Book of Embraces ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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journalist ⓘ political commentator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montevideo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montevideo ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Marxist-influenced
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socialist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor-in-chief of Época ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Barcelona
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Buenos Aires ⓘ Montevideo ⓘ |
| subject |
Latin America
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colonialism ⓘ economic exploitation ⓘ imperialism ⓘ |
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Subject: Eduardo Galeano Description of subject: Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan writer, journalist, and prominent leftist intellectual best known for his powerful critiques of colonialism and capitalism in works such as "Open Veins of Latin America."
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