Le Lion
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Le Lion is a 1958 adventure novel by Joseph Kessel set in Kenya, exploring the bond between a young girl and a wild lion against the backdrop of colonial Africa and Maasai culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Kessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCulture | Maasai culture ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | unknown ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Maasai people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonialism in Africa ⓘ coming-of-age ⓘ wildlife in Africa ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Le Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a young girl ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bond between a child and a wild animal
ⓘ
clash between traditional culture and colonial world ⓘ human–animal relationship ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | a wild lion ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| settingContext | colonial Africa ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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The Lion