Who Fears Death
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Who Fears Death is a post-apocalyptic fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that blends African futurism, magic, and social commentary in the story of a young woman destined to confront a brutal, patriarchal regime.
All labels observed (1)
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| Who Fears Death canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6066566 — 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)
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Target entity: Who Fears Death Context triple: [Nnedi Okorafor, notableWork, Who Fears Death]
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A.
You Are Dead
"You Are Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a missing woman from the past.
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B.
The Dead
"The Dead" is a World War I poem by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealizes the noble sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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C.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
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D.
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an IRA hitman seeking redemption while being hunted in London.
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E.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
- 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: Who Fears Death Target entity description: Who Fears Death is a post-apocalyptic fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that blends African futurism, magic, and social commentary in the story of a young woman destined to confront a brutal, patriarchal regime.
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A.
You Are Dead
"You Are Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a missing woman from the past.
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B.
The Dead
"The Dead" is a World War I poem by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealizes the noble sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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C.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
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D.
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an IRA hitman seeking redemption while being hunted in London.
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E.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationExecutiveProducerAttached | George R. R. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationPlannedAs | television series ⓘ |
| adaptationProducerAttached | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nnedi Okorafor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Carl Brandon Society Kindred Award
NERFINISHED
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Tiptree Honor List selection ⓘ World Fantasy Award for Best Novel nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Aro
NERFINISHED
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Daib NERFINISHED ⓘ Mwita NERFINISHED ⓘ Najeeba NERFINISHED ⓘ Onyesonwu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Stephanie Pui-Mun Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Africanfuturism
NERFINISHED
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fantasy ⓘ post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Book of Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-7564-0614-8 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Africanfuturism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afrofuturism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Onyesonwu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending African spiritual traditions with speculative fiction
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depiction of a mixed-heritage heroine confronting systemic oppression ⓘ |
| pageCount | 432 ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | set in the same universe as The Book of Phoenix ⓘ |
| protagonist | Onyesonwu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | DAW Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Book of Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | far-future post-apocalyptic Africa ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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destiny ⓘ gender-based violence ⓘ genocide ⓘ magic ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ racism ⓘ social justice ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
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