The Black Mountain Book
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The Black Mountain Book is a work by American writer and painter Fielding Dawson, associated with the Black Mountain College literary and artistic movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Mountain Book canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13337216 — 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: The Black Mountain Book Context triple: [Fielding Dawson, notableWork, The Black Mountain Book]
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A.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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B.
The Sound of the Mountain
The Sound of the Mountain is a contemplative novel by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that explores aging, family tensions, and quiet emotional turmoil in postwar Japan.
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C.
The Mountain Girl
The Mountain Girl is a folkloric figure from Iberian and Latin American traditions, typically portrayed as a wild, beautiful woman who dwells in the mountains and lures or challenges travelers.
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D.
Letters Written from the Mountain
Letters Written from the Mountain is a political and philosophical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composed as a series of letters defending his ideas and criticizing the authorities of Geneva.
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E.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
- 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: The Black Mountain Book Target entity description: The Black Mountain Book is a work by American writer and painter Fielding Dawson, associated with the Black Mountain College literary and artistic movement.
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A.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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B.
The Sound of the Mountain
The Sound of the Mountain is a contemplative novel by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that explores aging, family tensions, and quiet emotional turmoil in postwar Japan.
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C.
The Mountain Girl
The Mountain Girl is a folkloric figure from Iberian and Latin American traditions, typically portrayed as a wild, beautiful woman who dwells in the mountains and lures or challenges travelers.
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D.
Letters Written from the Mountain
Letters Written from the Mountain is a political and philosophical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composed as a series of letters defending his ideas and criticizing the authorities of Geneva.
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E.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ person ⓘ |
| about |
Black Mountain College community
ⓘ
artists at Black Mountain College ⓘ writers at Black Mountain College ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Mountain College literary movement
ⓘ
Black Mountain poets ⓘ |
| author | Fielding Dawson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creatorOccupationOfAuthor |
painter
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| form |
prose
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde literature
ⓘ
experimental literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Fielding Dawson ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black Mountain College arts community
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Mountain College
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | American literature ⓘ |
| movement | Black Mountain College ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Black Mountain Book ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| style | experimental prose ⓘ |
| subject | Black Mountain College ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Mountain Book Description of subject: The Black Mountain Book is a work by American writer and painter Fielding Dawson, associated with the Black Mountain College literary and artistic movement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Black Mountain Book