Guppee

E619903

Guppee is a fictional kingdom from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for its talkative, freedom-loving inhabitants and its opposition to the land of Chup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional kingdom
fictional location
literary setting
appearsInWork Haroun and the Sea of Stories NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Butt the Hoopoe NERFINISHED
General Kitab NERFINISHED
Haroun NERFINISHED
Iff the Water Genie NERFINISHED
Prince Bolo NERFINISHED
Rashid NERFINISHED
Walrus
characteristic freedom-loving inhabitants
love of debate
open discussion of ideas
support for free speech
talkative inhabitants
conflictWith Chup NERFINISHED
contrastedWith Chup
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
createdBy Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1990
genreContext children's fantasy
political allegory
governedBy Gup army NERFINISHED
Prince Bolo NERFINISHED
Walrus
hasAllegoricalRoleIn commentary on censorship
political commentary
hasProperty daylight-oriented realm
open meetings and arguments
realm of constant talk
inhabitants Guppees
languageOfWork English
locatedIn Sea of Stories NERFINISHED
medium novel
narrativeFunction base of the protagonists
source of the rescue expedition
opposes Chup NERFINISHED
partOf Sea of Stories region NERFINISHED
politicalSystem democratic council
symbolizes democracy
free expression
public discourse
themeRepresents freedom of speech
light
openness
universe Haroun and the Sea of Stories universe

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Prince Bolo side Guppee