The Book of the River
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The Book of the River is a science fiction novel by Ian Watson that blends cosmic-scale ideas with philosophical and psychological themes along a mysterious river journey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of the River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16321396 — 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 Book of the River Context triple: [Ian Watson, notableWork, The Book of the River]
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A.
Beyond the River
Beyond the River is a historical-geographical term used in ancient Near Eastern sources to denote the region west of the Euphrates River, encompassing parts of Syria and Palestine.
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B.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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C.
Repose of Rivers
"Repose of Rivers" is a poem by American modernist poet Hart Crane, noted for its dense imagery and exploration of memory, landscape, and emotional transformation.
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D.
The Stone in the River
The Stone in the River is an alias used for Abra Stone, a powerful psychic character from Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy and the novel "Doctor Sleep."
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E.
Door to the River
Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
- 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 Book of the River Target entity description: The Book of the River is a science fiction novel by Ian Watson that blends cosmic-scale ideas with philosophical and psychological themes along a mysterious river journey.
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A.
Beyond the River
Beyond the River is a historical-geographical term used in ancient Near Eastern sources to denote the region west of the Euphrates River, encompassing parts of Syria and Palestine.
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B.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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C.
Repose of Rivers
"Repose of Rivers" is a poem by American modernist poet Hart Crane, noted for its dense imagery and exploration of memory, landscape, and emotional transformation.
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D.
The Stone in the River
The Stone in the River is an alias used for Abra Stone, a powerful psychic character from Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy and the novel "Doctor Sleep."
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E.
Door to the River
Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.