The Last Days of Louisiana Red
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The Last Days of Louisiana Red is a satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends elements of detective fiction, political commentary, and African American folklore to critique racism and radical politics in 1970s America.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Last Days of Louisiana Red canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Days of Louisiana Red Context triple: [Ishmael Reed, notableWork, The Last Days of Louisiana Red]
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A.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
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B.
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 American courtroom drama film about the retrial of civil rights activist Medgar Evers’ assassin, featuring James Woods in an acclaimed supporting role.
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C.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
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D.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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E.
Go Down, Moses
"Go Down, Moses" is a 1942 collection of interrelated short stories by William Faulkner that explores themes of race, family, and the legacy of the American South through the history of the McCaslin plantation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Days of Louisiana Red Target entity description: The Last Days of Louisiana Red is a satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends elements of detective fiction, political commentary, and African American folklore to critique racism and radical politics in 1970s America.
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A.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
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B.
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 American courtroom drama film about the retrial of civil rights activist Medgar Evers’ assassin, featuring James Woods in an acclaimed supporting role.
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C.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
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D.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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E.
Go Down, Moses
"Go Down, Moses" is a 1942 collection of interrelated short stories by William Faulkner that explores themes of race, family, and the legacy of the American South through the history of the McCaslin plantation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Ishmael Reed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| critiques |
racism
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radical politics in 1970s America ⓘ sectarianism on the left ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Papa LaBas ⓘ |
| followsWork | Mumbo Jumbo ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ postmodern fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0394485180 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 230 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | detective-like investigator ⓘ |
| hasSettingContext | post–civil rights era United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Black Arts Movement
ⓘ
postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Papa LaBas ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
parodic
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satirical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of satire and detective fiction
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political and cultural critique of 1970s America ⓘ use of African American vernacular and folklore ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setInCity |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
|
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
African American folklore
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Black nationalism ⓘ cultural politics ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ radical politics ⓘ satire of leftist movements ⓘ |
| usesElement |
detective-story conventions
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folkloric motifs ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Papa LaBas novels ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Ishmael Reed