O Último Voo do Flamingo
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O Último Voo do Flamingo is a magical realist novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that explores the aftermath of civil war in a fictional Mozambican village through surreal events and lyrical, allegorical storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| O Último Voo do Flamingo canonical | 1 |
| The Last Flight of the Flamingo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366915 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: O Último Voo do Flamingo Context triple: [Mia Couto, notableWork, O Último Voo do Flamingo]
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A.
Sólo vuelo
"Sólo vuelo" is a musical work by Mexican composer Javier Álvarez, known for his innovative blending of contemporary classical techniques with Latin American influences.
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B.
The Flamingo's Smile
The Flamingo's Smile is a collection of Stephen Jay Gould's popular science essays that explore evolution, natural history, and the nature of scientific thinking.
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C.
The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Matt Dillon as a working-class teenager who spends a transformative summer at an exclusive beach club.
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D.
Given to Fly
"Given to Fly" is a soaring, anthemic rock song by American band Pearl Jam, known for its uplifting melody and storytelling lyrics.
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E.
Bright Flight
Bright Flight is a 2001 indie rock album by Silver Jews, noted for David Berman’s stark, country-tinged songwriting and melancholic, literate lyrics.
- 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: O Último Voo do Flamingo Target entity description: O Último Voo do Flamingo is a magical realist novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that explores the aftermath of civil war in a fictional Mozambican village through surreal events and lyrical, allegorical storytelling.
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A.
Sólo vuelo
"Sólo vuelo" is a musical work by Mexican composer Javier Álvarez, known for his innovative blending of contemporary classical techniques with Latin American influences.
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B.
The Flamingo's Smile
The Flamingo's Smile is a collection of Stephen Jay Gould's popular science essays that explore evolution, natural history, and the nature of scientific thinking.
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C.
The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Matt Dillon as a working-class teenager who spends a transformative summer at an exclusive beach club.
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D.
Given to Fly
"Given to Fly" is a soaring, anthemic rock song by American band Pearl Jam, known for its uplifting melody and storytelling lyrics.
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E.
Bright Flight
Bright Flight is a 2001 indie rock album by Silver Jews, noted for David Berman’s stark, country-tinged songwriting and melancholic, literate lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magical realist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| addresses |
legacy of colonialism in Mozambique
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tension between local beliefs and global politics ⓘ |
| author | Mia Couto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | United Nations peacekeepers in Mozambique ⓘ |
| explores |
relationship between local villagers and foreign officials
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role of myth in understanding violence ⓘ |
| genre |
magical realism
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postcolonial fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | O Último Voo do Flamingo (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Last Flight of the Flamingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Last Flight of the Flamingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
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fantastical imagery ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Lusophone African literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aftermath of civil war
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bureaucracy and international intervention ⓘ clash between tradition and modernity ⓘ memory and trauma ⓘ postcolonial identity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
allegorical storytelling
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | magical realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of oral tradition and written literature
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surreal events depicting postwar reality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOf | Mia Couto bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Caminho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Mozambican village ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-civil war Mozambique ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | contemporary African literature ⓘ |
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Subject: O Último Voo do Flamingo Description of subject: O Último Voo do Flamingo is a magical realist novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that explores the aftermath of civil war in a fictional Mozambican village through surreal events and lyrical, allegorical storytelling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Last Flight of the Flamingo