Green Grass, Running Water
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Green Grass, Running Water is a celebrated postmodern novel by Thomas King that blends Indigenous oral storytelling, satire, and magical realism to explore Native identity and colonial history in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Green Grass, Running Water canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6361942 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Green Grass, Running Water Context triple: [Thomas King, notableWork, Green Grass, Running Water]
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A.
Where the Green Grass Grows
"Where the Green Grass Grows" is a popular country song by Tim McGraw that reflects a longing to escape city life for a simpler, rural existence.
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B.
As Long as Grass Grows
As Long as Grass Grows is a nonfiction book that examines the history and ongoing impact of U.S. settler colonialism and environmental injustice on Indigenous peoples, particularly Native women activists.
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C.
Shadows on the Grass
"Shadows on the Grass" is a memoir by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) that revisits her years in colonial Kenya through reflective, nostalgic essays that complement her earlier work "Out of Africa."
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D.
The Meadow
The Meadow is a large open green space within Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, commonly used for recreation, events, and outdoor gatherings.
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E.
The Green Morning
"The Green Morning" is a short story by Ray Bradbury, set on Mars, that follows a man determined to transform the barren Martian landscape into a lush, green world.
- 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: Green Grass, Running Water Target entity description: Green Grass, Running Water is a celebrated postmodern novel by Thomas King that blends Indigenous oral storytelling, satire, and magical realism to explore Native identity and colonial history in North America.
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A.
Where the Green Grass Grows
"Where the Green Grass Grows" is a popular country song by Tim McGraw that reflects a longing to escape city life for a simpler, rural existence.
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B.
As Long as Grass Grows
As Long as Grass Grows is a nonfiction book that examines the history and ongoing impact of U.S. settler colonialism and environmental injustice on Indigenous peoples, particularly Native women activists.
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C.
Shadows on the Grass
"Shadows on the Grass" is a memoir by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) that revisits her years in colonial Kenya through reflective, nostalgic essays that complement her earlier work "Out of Africa."
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D.
The Meadow
The Meadow is a large open green space within Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, commonly used for recreation, events, and outdoor gatherings.
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E.
The Green Morning
"The Green Morning" is a short story by Ray Bradbury, set on Mars, that follows a man determined to transform the barren Martian landscape into a lush, green world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Nations literature
NERFINISHED
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Native American literature ⓘ |
| author | Thomas King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of colonial policies on Indigenous communities
ⓘ
representation of Native peoples in popular culture ⓘ tension between Indigenous traditions and Western modernity ⓘ |
| features | trickster figure ⓘ |
| followedBy | Truth and Bright Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Indigenous literature
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780006485130 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| incorporates |
Indigenous oral tradition
ⓘ
Western literary canon references ⓘ biblical stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Indigenous oral storytelling
ⓘ
Native identity ⓘ colonial history in North America ⓘ cultural hybridity ⓘ decolonization ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
intertextuality
ⓘ
metafiction ⓘ multiple narrators ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Alberta Frank
NERFINISHED
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Coyote NERFINISHED ⓘ Eli Stands Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Red Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
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Blackfoot reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtIn | university literature courses ⓘ |
| uses |
humor to address serious themes
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satire to critique colonialism ⓘ |
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