The Interpreters
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The Interpreters is a novel by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that explores the lives and moral struggles of a group of Western-educated intellectuals in postcolonial Nigeria.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Interpreters canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
conflict between public duty and private life
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search for personal integrity ⓘ |
| author | Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAwardedNobelPrizeYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
moral hypocrisy of elites
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political corruption ⓘ |
| depicts | post-independence Nigerian society ⓘ |
| explores |
effects of colonialism on Nigerian elites
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religion and spirituality in modern Nigeria ⓘ role of intellectuals in society ⓘ tension between idealism and compromise ⓘ |
| genre |
African literature
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literary fiction ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNobelPrize | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
essayist
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playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| hasCharacterGroup | Western-educated Nigerian intellectuals ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasNationalityOfAuthor | Nigerian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early major novel of Wole Soyinka
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important work in Anglophone African fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dehinwa
NERFINISHED
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Egbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Golder NERFINISHED ⓘ Kola NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sekoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
clash between traditional and modern values
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corruption in postcolonial society ⓘ disillusionment with political leadership ⓘ identity and alienation ⓘ moral struggles of Western-educated intellectuals ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
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dense, allusive language ⓘ portrayal of Nigerian urban life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publisher | African Writers Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | postcolonial era ⓘ |
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