Noah Blake
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Noah Blake is a central character in William S. Burroughs’ novel "Cities of the Red Night," involved in its surreal, time-shifting narrative of pirates, revolution, and occult conspiracies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noah Blake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12885315 — 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: Noah Blake Context triple: [Cities of the Red Night, featuresCharacter, Noah Blake]
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A.
Noah Noble
Noah Noble was an American politician who served as the fifth governor of Indiana from 1831 to 1837.
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B.
Noah Robinson
Noah Robinson is the child of Jason Robinson, a former professional English footballer best known for his rugby union and rugby league careers.
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C.
Noah Dixon
Noah Dixon is a fictional Pony Express rider and one of the main characters in the Western television series "The Young Riders."
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D.
Noah Crawford
Noah Crawford is an American actor best known for his role on the Nickelodeon television series "How to Rock."
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E.
Noah Timmins
Noah Timmins was a prominent Canadian mining financier and pioneer whose investments helped develop major gold mining operations in northern Ontario in the early 20th century.
- 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: Noah Blake Target entity description: Noah Blake is a central character in William S. Burroughs’ novel "Cities of the Red Night," involved in its surreal, time-shifting narrative of pirates, revolution, and occult conspiracies.
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A.
Noah Noble
Noah Noble was an American politician who served as the fifth governor of Indiana from 1831 to 1837.
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B.
Noah Robinson
Noah Robinson is the child of Jason Robinson, a former professional English footballer best known for his rugby union and rugby league careers.
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C.
Noah Dixon
Noah Dixon is a fictional Pony Express rider and one of the main characters in the Western television series "The Young Riders."
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D.
Noah Crawford
Noah Crawford is an American actor best known for his role on the Nickelodeon television series "How to Rock."
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E.
Noah Timmins
Noah Timmins was a prominent Canadian mining financier and pioneer whose investments helped develop major gold mining operations in northern Ontario in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cities of the Red Night ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
occult conspiracies
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pirates ⓘ revolution ⓘ time-shifting narrative ⓘ |
| characterInWorkBy | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cities of the Red Night ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
experimental fiction
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postmodern novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorStyleContext | cut-up influenced narrative ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext |
Beat Generation legacy
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in surreal, non-linear narrative structure of Cities of the Red Night ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cities of the Red Night trilogy
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linked to:
Cities of the Red Night
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| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1981 ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | central character ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
Cities of the Red Night (fictional locales)
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linked to:
Cities of the Red Night
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| themeContext |
alternative histories
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occultism ⓘ political rebellion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| workAuthor | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noah Blake Description of subject: Noah Blake is a central character in William S. Burroughs’ novel "Cities of the Red Night," involved in its surreal, time-shifting narrative of pirates, revolution, and occult conspiracies.
Referenced by (1)
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