Stick Out Your Tongue (stories set in Tibet)
E684470
Stick Out Your Tongue is a controversial collection of short stories set in Tibet that blends stark realism with surreal elements to depict Tibetan life, spirituality, and cultural upheaval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stick Out Your Tongue (stories set in Tibet) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7724444 — 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: Stick Out Your Tongue (stories set in Tibet) Context triple: [Ma Jian (writer), notableWork, Stick Out Your Tongue (stories set in Tibet)]
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A.
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 biographical war drama film starring Brad Pitt that chronicles Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer’s transformative years in Tibet and friendship with the young Dalai Lama.
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B.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
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C.
The Buddha of Suburbia
The Buddha of Suburbia is a 1993 British television drama miniseries, adapted from Hanif Kureishi’s novel, that explores race, class, and identity in 1970s suburban London.
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D.
High Road to China
High Road to China is a 1983 adventure-romance film set in the 1920s, following a wealthy heiress and a rugged pilot on a perilous aerial journey to find her missing father.
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E.
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is a surreal, introspective film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu that blends dark comedy and drama to explore identity, memory, and the immigrant experience through the eyes of a Mexican journalist and documentarian.
- 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: Stick Out Your Tongue (stories set in Tibet) Target entity description: Stick Out Your Tongue is a controversial collection of short stories set in Tibet that blends stark realism with surreal elements to depict Tibetan life, spirituality, and cultural upheaval.
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A.
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 biographical war drama film starring Brad Pitt that chronicles Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer’s transformative years in Tibet and friendship with the young Dalai Lama.
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B.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
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C.
The Buddha of Suburbia
The Buddha of Suburbia is a 1993 British television drama miniseries, adapted from Hanif Kureishi’s novel, that explores race, class, and identity in 1970s suburban London.
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D.
High Road to China
High Road to China is a 1983 adventure-romance film set in the 1920s, following a wealthy heiress and a rugged pilot on a perilous aerial journey to find her missing father.
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E.
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is a surreal, introspective film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu that blends dark comedy and drama to explore identity, memory, and the immigrant experience through the eyes of a Mexican journalist and documentarian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Ma Jian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | banned in China ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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magic realism ⓘ short stories ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Eight-Fanged Roach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Final Initiation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sky Burial NERFINISHED ⓘ The Song of Lalo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Woman and the Blue Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Tibetan oral traditions
ⓘ
Tibetan religious practices ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Chinese literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Tibetan life
ⓘ
cultural upheaval ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
stark realism
ⓘ
surreal elements ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and surrealism
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depiction of Tibetan rituals ⓘ political controversy in China ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between tradition and modernity
ⓘ
ritual practices in Tibet ⓘ social change in Tibet ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | controversial ⓘ |
| publisher |
Chatto & Windus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vintage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception |
criticized by Chinese authorities
ⓘ
praised internationally ⓘ |
| setting | Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese rule in Tibet
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan culture ⓘ |
| timeOfPublication | 1980s ⓘ |
| translator | Flora Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Stick Out Your Tongue (stories set in Tibet) Description of subject: Stick Out Your Tongue is a controversial collection of short stories set in Tibet that blends stark realism with surreal elements to depict Tibetan life, spirituality, and cultural upheaval.
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