The Book of the Hunter
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The Book of the Hunter is a powerful novella by Indian writer and activist Mahasweta Devi that explores the lives, myths, and resistance of marginalized tribal communities in eastern India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of the Hunter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7306287 — 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: The Book of the Hunter Context triple: [Mahasweta Devi, notableWork, The Book of the Hunter]
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- 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: The Book of the Hunter Target entity description: The Book of the Hunter is a powerful novella by Indian writer and activist Mahasweta Devi that explores the lives, myths, and resistance of marginalized tribal communities in eastern India.
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A.
The Hunter’s Gift
The Hunter’s Gift is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Gabriel Metsu, depicting an intimate domestic scene characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age.
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B.
The Hunter
The Hunter is a 2011 studio album by American metal band Mastodon that blends progressive metal with more accessible, melodic songwriting.
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C.
The Hunter
The Hunter is a 1982 studio album by the American new wave band Blondie that marked one of their final releases before their initial breakup.
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D.
The Hallowed Hunt
The Hallowed Hunt is a fantasy novel by Lois McMaster Bujold set in her World of the Five Gods universe, blending political intrigue, spiritual magic, and psychological depth.
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E.
The Courter
The Courter is a short story by Salman Rushdie that blends themes of love, cultural displacement, and political tension through the experiences of Indian immigrants in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| addresses |
caste and ethnic discrimination
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class oppression ⓘ gender within tribal communities ⓘ land rights issues ⓘ |
| author | Mahasweta Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depicts |
cultural resilience of tribal groups
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struggles of marginalized communities ⓘ violence of state and feudal structures ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
indigenous myths and legends
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tribal communities in eastern India ⓘ |
| genre |
novella
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ social realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcern |
erasure of indigenous histories
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voice of the oppressed ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLength | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | subaltern ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Dalit and subaltern literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Indian English literature in translation ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
exploitation of indigenous peoples
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intersection of myth and history ⓘ marginalization of tribal communities ⓘ resistance against oppression ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
mythic
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realist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of mainstream development
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integration of folklore with political narrative ⓘ portrayal of Adivasi resistance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | leftist ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Chotti Munda and His Arrow
NERFINISHED
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Draupadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hajar Churashir Maa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
eastern India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural India ⓘ |
| uses |
myth as narrative device
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book of the Hunter Description of subject: The Book of the Hunter is a powerful novella by Indian writer and activist Mahasweta Devi that explores the lives, myths, and resistance of marginalized tribal communities in eastern India.
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