Under the Frangipani
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Under the Frangipani is a magical realist novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that blends mystery, folklore, and postcolonial reflection in a story set in a former Portuguese fort turned nursing home.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Under the Frangipani canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magical realist novel
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novel ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mozambican national literature
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postcolonial African literature ⓘ |
| author | Mia Couto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
colonial legacy
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death and the afterlife ⓘ folklore and myth ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ social injustice ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| containsElement |
detective investigation
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folklore ⓘ magical transformations ⓘ myth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
praised for innovative narrative voice
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recognized for blending mystery and magical realism ⓘ studied in academic courses on African literature ⓘ |
| explores |
aftermath of civil conflict
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power and corruption ⓘ relationship between the living and the dead ⓘ tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| genre |
magical realism
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mystery ⓘ postcolonial fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
elderly residents of a nursing home
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nurse or caretaker figure ⓘ police inspector ⓘ |
| languageFeatures |
integration of oral storytelling patterns
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poetic prose ⓘ use of metaphor ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Lusophone African literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | blend of oral tradition and written narrative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
frame narrative
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multiple testimonies ⓘ |
| narrator | spirit of a dead man ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| setting |
former Portuguese fort
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nursing home ⓘ post-independence Mozambique ⓘ |
| titleSymbolism | frangipani tree as symbol of memory and death ⓘ |
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