Kingfishers Catch Fire
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Kingfishers Catch Fire is a semi-autobiographical novel by Rumer Godden set in Kashmir, exploring cultural clashes and personal transformation through the story of an Englishwoman who moves to a remote Indian village with her children.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Rumer Godden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
adaptation to a foreign culture
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misunderstandings between cultures ⓘ spiritual and emotional growth ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasChildCharacters | children of the Englishwoman protagonist ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
interaction between English and local Kashmiri people
ⓘ
life in a remote Indian village ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Rumer Godden's own experiences in India ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Rumer Godden's body of work on India ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Englishwoman living in a remote Indian village ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
colonial relationships
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cultural clash ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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