Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020
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Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 is a collection of non-fiction pieces in which Salman Rushdie reflects on storytelling, literature, politics, and culture across nearly two decades.
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| Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 Context triple: [Salman Rushdie bibliography, includesWork, Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020]
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A.
The Notion of Truth
"The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
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B.
Less Than One: Selected Essays
Less Than One: Selected Essays is a celebrated collection of autobiographical and literary essays by Nobel Prize–winning poet Joseph Brodsky, reflecting on exile, Russian literature, and the moral responsibilities of the writer.
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C.
The Dream of a Common Language
The Dream of a Common Language is a landmark 1978 poetry collection by Adrienne Rich that explores feminist, lesbian, and political themes through formally innovative and emotionally intense verse.
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D.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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E.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 Target entity description: Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 is a collection of non-fiction pieces in which Salman Rushdie reflects on storytelling, literature, politics, and culture across nearly two decades.
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A.
The Notion of Truth
"The Notion of Truth" is a philosophical essay exploring the nature, meaning, and conditions of truth within human understanding and discourse.
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B.
Less Than One: Selected Essays
Less Than One: Selected Essays is a celebrated collection of autobiographical and literary essays by Nobel Prize–winning poet Joseph Brodsky, reflecting on exile, Russian literature, and the moral responsibilities of the writer.
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C.
The Dream of a Common Language
The Dream of a Common Language is a landmark 1978 poetry collection by Adrienne Rich that explores feminist, lesbian, and political themes through formally innovative and emotionally intense verse.
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D.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
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E.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cultural commentary
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literary criticism essays ⓘ personal reflections ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
intersection of art and politics
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relationship between truth and fiction ⓘ role of the writer in society ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovementDiscussed |
magical realism
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postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
censorship
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culture ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ globalization ⓘ identity ⓘ literature ⓘ magical realism ⓘ memory ⓘ migration ⓘ modern fiction ⓘ myth ⓘ politics ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| medium |
book
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of literature and politics
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exploration of the power of stories ⓘ reflection on contemporary culture ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodCovered | 2003–2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Jonathan Cape
NERFINISHED
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Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in contemporary literature
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readers of literary non-fiction ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfEssays | nearly two decades ⓘ |
| workOf | Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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