Gate of the Sun
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Gate of the Sun is a landmark Arabic novel by Elias Khoury that recounts the Palestinian experience of displacement and memory through interwoven stories of exile and resistance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gate of the Sun canonical | 1 |
| Gate of the Sun (English title) | 1 |
| Gate of the Sun (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Gate of the Sun Context triple: [Arabic literature, hasNotableWork, Gate of the Sun]
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A.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is the English name for Madrid’s central and historic public square, Puerta del Sol, a major cultural and political landmark in Spain.
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Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun is a monumental pre-Columbian stone arch in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, famed for its intricate carvings and central role in Andean religious and astronomical traditions.
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Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a notable Maya pyramid-temple at the ancient city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, distinguished by its elaborate stucco reliefs and association with solar and dynastic symbolism.
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Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gate of the Sun Target entity description: Gate of the Sun is a landmark Arabic novel by Elias Khoury that recounts the Palestinian experience of displacement and memory through interwoven stories of exile and resistance.
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A.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is the English name for Madrid’s central and historic public square, Puerta del Sol, a major cultural and political landmark in Spain.
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B.
Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun is a monumental pre-Columbian stone arch in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, famed for its intricate carvings and central role in Andean religious and astronomical traditions.
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C.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a notable Maya pyramid-temple at the ancient city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, distinguished by its elaborate stucco reliefs and association with solar and dynastic symbolism.
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D.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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E.
Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Gate of the Sun
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gate of the Sun (film)
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| author | Elias Khoury ⓘ |
| awarded | Palestine Book Award ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Lebanon ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
praised in international literary criticism
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widely acclaimed in Arab world ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Yousry Nasrallah ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Khalil
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Nahila ⓘ Yunes ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Arabic literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
multiple perspectives
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ oral history style ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Palestinian Nakba
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surface form:
Nakba
Palestinian displacement ⓘ Palestinian memory ⓘ Palestinian resistance ⓘ exile ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
frame narrative
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interwoven stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
epic portrayal of Palestinian refugee experience
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innovative narrative structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dar al-Adab ⓘ |
| setting |
Galilee
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Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon ⓘ |
| theme |
collective memory
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identity ⓘ loss of homeland ⓘ love in wartime ⓘ resistance ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| translatedAs |
Bab al-Shams
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Gate of the Sun self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gate of the Sun (English title)
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| translator | Humphrey Davies ⓘ |
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Subject: Gate of the Sun Description of subject: Gate of the Sun is a landmark Arabic novel by Elias Khoury that recounts the Palestinian experience of displacement and memory through interwoven stories of exile and resistance.
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