Book Two: Desolation in the World
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Book Two: Desolation in the World is a major section of Jack Kerouac’s novel *Desolation Angels*, continuing its semi-autobiographical exploration of Beat-era wandering, spiritual searching, and existential isolation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book Two: Desolation in the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13079956 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book Two: Desolation in the World Context triple: [Desolation Angels, hasPart, Book Two: Desolation in the World]
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A.
Book Two
Book Two is the second major section of Knut Hamsun’s novel "Growth of the Soil," continuing the story’s exploration of rural life, human resilience, and the relationship between people and the land.
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B.
Book Three: Fire
Book Three: Fire is the third and final season of the animated television series "Avatar: The Last Airbender," focusing on Aang’s quest to defeat the Fire Lord and end the Hundred Year War.
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C.
Book Two – The Family
Book Two – The Family is the section of the Civil Code of Québec that sets out the legal framework governing family relationships, including marriage, civil unions, filiation, parental authority, and family patrimony.
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D.
Book Two: Spirits
Book Two: Spirits is the second season of the animated television series The Legend of Korra, focusing on Korra’s connection to the Spirit World and the origins of the Avatar.
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E.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book Two: Desolation in the World Target entity description: Book Two: Desolation in the World is a major section of Jack Kerouac’s novel *Desolation Angels*, continuing its semi-autobiographical exploration of Beat-era wandering, spiritual searching, and existential isolation.
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A.
Book Two
Book Two is the second major section of Knut Hamsun’s novel "Growth of the Soil," continuing the story’s exploration of rural life, human resilience, and the relationship between people and the land.
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B.
Book Three: Fire
Book Three: Fire is the third and final season of the animated television series "Avatar: The Last Airbender," focusing on Aang’s quest to defeat the Fire Lord and end the Hundred Year War.
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C.
Book Two – The Family
Book Two – The Family is the section of the Civil Code of Québec that sets out the legal framework governing family relationships, including marriage, civil unions, filiation, parental authority, and family patrimony.
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D.
Book Two: Spirits
Book Two: Spirits is the second season of the animated television series The Legend of Korra, focusing on Korra’s connection to the Spirit World and the origins of the Avatar.
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E.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Jack Kerouac’s life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | Jack Duluoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Book Two: Desolation in the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of Desolation Angels ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | spontaneous prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Desolation Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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existential isolation ⓘ friendship ⓘ modern American life ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ spiritual searching ⓘ travel ⓘ wandering ⓘ |
| workContinues | Desolation Angels Book One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book Two: Desolation in the World Description of subject: Book Two: Desolation in the World is a major section of Jack Kerouac’s novel *Desolation Angels*, continuing its semi-autobiographical exploration of Beat-era wandering, spiritual searching, and existential isolation.
Referenced by (1)
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