The Name of the World
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The Name of the World is a contemplative novel by Denis Johnson that follows a grieving academic struggling to rebuild his life after the loss of his wife and daughter.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Name of the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14212370 — 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 Name of the World Context triple: [Denis Johnson, notableWork, The Name of the World]
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A.
The Edges of the World
The Edges of the World is a large-scale, immersive installation by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto that invites viewers to walk through a sensorial environment of organic forms, textiles, and spices.
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B.
The Circle of the World
The Circle of the World is the English rendering of the Old Norse title "Heimskringla," a medieval collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
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C.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
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D.
The Order of the World
The Order of the World is an Old English religious poem from the Exeter Book that reflects on divine creation, cosmic order, and the place of humanity within God’s design.
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E.
The Prose of the World
The Prose of the World is a scholarly work by Sara Danius that examines the relationship between literature, perception, and modernity, particularly through the lens of early 20th-century narrative forms.
- 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 Name of the World Target entity description: The Name of the World is a contemplative novel by Denis Johnson that follows a grieving academic struggling to rebuild his life after the loss of his wife and daughter.
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A.
The Edges of the World
The Edges of the World is a large-scale, immersive installation by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto that invites viewers to walk through a sensorial environment of organic forms, textiles, and spices.
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B.
The Circle of the World
The Circle of the World is the English rendering of the Old Norse title "Heimskringla," a medieval collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
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C.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
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D.
The Order of the World
The Order of the World is an Old English religious poem from the Exeter Book that reflects on divine creation, cosmic order, and the place of humanity within God’s design.
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E.
The Prose of the World
The Prose of the World is a scholarly work by Sara Danius that examines the relationship between literature, perception, and modernity, particularly through the lens of early 20th-century narrative forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.