Samuel Sooleymon
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Samuel Sooleymon is the young South Sudanese basketball prodigy whose journey from war-torn origins to chasing an American basketball dream drives the plot of John Grisham’s novel "Sooley."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball player
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Sooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American college basketball
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South Sudan national youth basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| background | war-torn origins in South Sudan ⓘ |
| centralConflict | balancing basketball dream with family tragedy ⓘ |
| characterArc | from unknown player to rising basketball star ⓘ |
| characterType | young athlete ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | South Sudanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sooleymon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lifeGoal |
play basketball in the United States
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support his family ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | represents African refugee athlete experience in popular fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family sacrifice
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pursuit of the American dream ⓘ refugee experience ⓘ war and displacement ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| migrationDestination | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
basketball career development
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impact of civil war on family ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | South Sudanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | basketball player ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfCareerDevelopment | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfEarlyLife | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| talent | basketball prodigy ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWork | adult readers ⓘ |
| workAuthor | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenre |
contemporary fiction
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sports fiction ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkPublication | 2021 ⓘ |
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