Midaq Alley
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Midaq Alley is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that portrays the intertwined lives of residents in a poor Cairo neighborhood during the 1940s.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Midaq Alley canonical | 17 |
| Cairo alley | 2 |
| Midaq Alley (fictional alley in Cairo) | 2 |
| "Midaq Alley" (1947 novel) | 1 |
| Midaq Alley (1995 film) | 1 |
| Midaq Alley (English translation) | 1 |
| Midaq Alley (the alley in Cairo) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Midaq Alley Context triple: [Naguib Mahfouz, notableWork, Midaq Alley]
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A.
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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B.
Burma Road
The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
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C.
Elliot Street
Elliot Street is a roadway in the Upper Falls village of Newton, Massachusetts, serving as a local thoroughfare through the neighborhood.
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D.
Barracks Row
Barracks Row is a historic commercial corridor in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for its restaurants, shops, and proximity to the Marine Barracks.
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E.
Vine Street
Vine Street is a famous thoroughfare in Hollywood, Los Angeles, best known for its intersection with Hollywood Boulevard and its association with the entertainment industry and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Midaq Alley Target entity description: Midaq Alley is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that portrays the intertwined lives of residents in a poor Cairo neighborhood during the 1940s.
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A.
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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B.
Burma Road
The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
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C.
Elliot Street
Elliot Street is a roadway in the Upper Falls village of Newton, Massachusetts, serving as a local thoroughfare through the neighborhood.
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D.
Barracks Row
Barracks Row is a historic commercial corridor in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for its restaurants, shops, and proximity to the Marine Barracks.
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E.
Vine Street
Vine Street is a famous thoroughfare in Hollywood, Los Angeles, best known for its intersection with Hollywood Boulevard and its association with the entertainment industry and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Midaq Alley
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Midaq Alley (1995 film)
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| author | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts | intertwined lives of residents in a poor Cairo neighborhood ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of World War II on Cairo society
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migration and desire to escape poverty ⓘ tension between traditional values and modern influences ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAlleyAsSymbol | microcosm of Egyptian society ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Abbas
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Hamida ⓘ Hussain Kirsha ⓘ Kirsha ⓘ Radwan Hussainy ⓘ Salim Alwan ⓘ Sheikh Darwish ⓘ Uncle Kamil ⓘ |
| hasTitleInArabic | Zuqāq al-Midaqq ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
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surface form:
Egyptian realism
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| literarySignificance | major work in modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aspiration and disillusionment
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class struggle ⓘ gender roles ⓘ poverty ⓘ social change ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| NaguibMahfouzReceived | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of a small alley community
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portrayal of lower-middle-class Cairene life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Harafish
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surface form:
Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo novels
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| publisher | Dar al-Maaref ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| structure | ensemble cast narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Referenced by (25)
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