the Land of Chup
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The Land of Chup is a dark, silent, and oppressive realm from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," ruled by the tyrannical Khattam-Shud and known for its hostility to speech and stories.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ realm ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Haroun and the Sea of Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
censorship
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darkness ⓘ shadow ⓘ silence ⓘ |
| borderedBy | the Land of Gup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dark
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oppressive ⓘ silent ⓘ |
| climate | perpetual darkness ⓘ |
| conflictWith | the Land of Gup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | the Land of Gup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalNorm | silence ⓘ |
| etymologyAllusion | “chup” meaning “quiet” or “shut up” in Hindustani ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Haroun and the Sea of Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | novel published in 1990 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
allegorical fiction
ⓘ
children’s fantasy ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| governedBy | Khattam-Shud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistLeader | Khattam-Shud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension |
critique of censorship
ⓘ
defense of storytelling ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Chupwalas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hostility to speech
ⓘ
hostility to stories ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | restriction of speech ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalWorld | the Sea of Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of silence and repression ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonistic realm ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
free speech
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| partOf | the Old Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | tyranny ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Land of Gup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Khattam-Shud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyElementType | setting ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
censorship
ⓘ
oppression of speech ⓘ suppression of imagination ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | younger readers and adults ⓘ |
| themeRelation | freedom of expression vs. censorship ⓘ |
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