The Dying Grass
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The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dying Grass canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Dying Grass Context triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, The Dying Grass]
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Shadows on the Grass
"Shadows on the Grass" is a memoir by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) that revisits her years in colonial Kenya through reflective, nostalgic essays that complement her earlier work "Out of Africa."
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B.
The Death of the Flowers
"The Death of the Flowers" is a reflective lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that meditates on autumn’s fading beauty and the transience of life.
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C.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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D.
A Long Day’s Dying
A Long Day’s Dying is a 1950 novel by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, known for its introspective, literary exploration of faith, doubt, and human relationships.
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E.
The Place of Dead Roads
The Place of Dead Roads is a surreal, nonlinear novel by William S. Burroughs that blends Western motifs, science fiction, and experimental prose to explore themes of death, sexuality, and control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Dying Grass Target entity description: The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
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A.
Shadows on the Grass
"Shadows on the Grass" is a memoir by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) that revisits her years in colonial Kenya through reflective, nostalgic essays that complement her earlier work "Out of Africa."
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B.
The Death of the Flowers
"The Death of the Flowers" is a reflective lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that meditates on autumn’s fading beauty and the transience of life.
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C.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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D.
A Long Day’s Dying
A Long Day’s Dying is a 1950 novel by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, known for its introspective, literary exploration of faith, doubt, and human relationships.
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E.
The Place of Dead Roads
The Place of Dead Roads is a surreal, nonlinear novel by William S. Burroughs that blends Western motifs, science fiction, and experimental prose to explore themes of death, sexuality, and control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | William T. Vollmann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
experimental fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasForm | long-form narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism
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cultural conflict ⓘ identity ⓘ imperialism ⓘ memory and history ⓘ violence ⓘ war and displacement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literarySeriesCreator | William T. Vollmann ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Native American history
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Nez Perce ⓘ
surface form:
Nez Perce people
United States Army ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
dense prose
ⓘ
experimental structure ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formal experimentation
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historical detail ⓘ length ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Viking ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 1300+ ⓘ |
| partOf | American literature ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes ⓘ |
| precededBy | Europe Central ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Viking Adult ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | volume 5 ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Pacific Northwest
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| subject | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
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Subject: The Dying Grass Description of subject: The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.
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