La Habana para un infante difunto
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La Habana para un infante difunto is a semi-autobiographical novel by Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante that nostalgically and playfully evokes pre-revolutionary Havana through the memories of a young protagonist.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Habana para un infante difunto canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: La Habana para un infante difunto Context triple: [Guillermo Cabrera Infante, notableWork, La Habana para un infante difunto]
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La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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The Paquete Habana
The Paquete Habana is a landmark 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that customary international law is part of U.S. law, holding that small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war.
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La deuxième mort de Ramón Mercader
La deuxième mort de Ramón Mercader is a novel by Jorge Semprún that imaginatively revisits the life and psychological fate of Leon Trotsky’s assassin within the broader context of 20th-century totalitarianism.
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La Ciudad Criolla
La Ciudad Criolla is the Spanish nickname for Caguas, a major city in Puerto Rico known for its cultural heritage and central location in the island’s metropolitan area.
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Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: La Habana para un infante difunto Target entity description: La Habana para un infante difunto is a semi-autobiographical novel by Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante that nostalgically and playfully evokes pre-revolutionary Havana through the memories of a young protagonist.
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A.
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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B.
The Paquete Habana
The Paquete Habana is a landmark 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that customary international law is part of U.S. law, holding that small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war.
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C.
La deuxième mort de Ramón Mercader
La deuxième mort de Ramón Mercader is a novel by Jorge Semprún that imaginatively revisits the life and psychological fate of Leon Trotsky’s assassin within the broader context of 20th-century totalitarianism.
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D.
La Ciudad Criolla
La Ciudad Criolla is the Spanish nickname for Caguas, a major city in Puerto Rico known for its cultural heritage and central location in the island’s metropolitan area.
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E.
Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cuban Revolution
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surface form:
Cuban Revolution (as historical background)
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| author | Guillermo Cabrera Infante ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cuba ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cuban popular culture
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Havana nightlife ⓘ cinema culture in Havana ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
cinephilia
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nostalgic reflection ⓘ sexual curiosity ⓘ |
| hasTitleWordplay | reference to Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
baroque prose
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experimental narrative ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Bildungsroman
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ modernist novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Latin American literature
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | important work of Cuban narrative of the 20th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | young male protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intertextual references
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nostalgic portrayal of Havana ⓘ playful use of language ⓘ wordplay and puns ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major work of Guillermo Cabrera Infante ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Mapa dibujado por un espía
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Tres tristes tigres ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Cuba ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Havana, Cuba
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surface form:
Havana
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| temporalSetting |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ pre-revolutionary Cuba ⓘ |
| theme |
erotic awakening
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exile and nostalgia ⓘ memory ⓘ urban life ⓘ youth ⓘ |
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Subject: La Habana para un infante difunto Description of subject: La Habana para un infante difunto is a semi-autobiographical novel by Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante that nostalgically and playfully evokes pre-revolutionary Havana through the memories of a young protagonist.
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