The Curse of Being Born
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The Curse of Being Born is a philosophical essay by Emil Cioran that explores the anguish, absurdity, and burden of human existence with his characteristically bleak, aphoristic style.
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| The Curse of Being Born canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17215414 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curse of Being Born Context triple: [History and Utopia, hasPart, The Curse of Being Born]
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Some Are Born
"Some Are Born" is a song by Jon Anderson, known from his solo work that blends progressive rock with spiritual and uplifting themes.
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B.
Another Birth
Another Birth is a landmark collection of modernist Persian poetry by Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad, noted for its bold exploration of female identity, love, and social constraints.
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C.
The Trouble with Being Born
The Trouble with Being Born is a philosophical work by Emil Cioran that presents a series of aphoristic reflections on nihilism, pessimism, and the burdens of existence.
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D.
Born with the Dead
"Born with the Dead" is a celebrated science fiction novella by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of love, loss, and resurrection in a future where the dead can be technologically revived.
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E.
A Time to Be Born
A Time to Be Born is a satirical 1942 novel by American writer Dawn Powell that skewers New York high society, politics, and the publishing world on the eve of World War II.
- 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: The Curse of Being Born Target entity description: The Curse of Being Born is a philosophical essay by Emil Cioran that explores the anguish, absurdity, and burden of human existence with his characteristically bleak, aphoristic style.
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A.
Some Are Born
"Some Are Born" is a song by Jon Anderson, known from his solo work that blends progressive rock with spiritual and uplifting themes.
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B.
Another Birth
Another Birth is a landmark collection of modernist Persian poetry by Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad, noted for its bold exploration of female identity, love, and social constraints.
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C.
The Trouble with Being Born
The Trouble with Being Born is a philosophical work by Emil Cioran that presents a series of aphoristic reflections on nihilism, pessimism, and the burdens of existence.
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D.
Born with the Dead
"Born with the Dead" is a celebrated science fiction novella by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of love, loss, and resurrection in a future where the dead can be technologically revived.
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E.
A Time to Be Born
A Time to Be Born is a satirical 1942 novel by American writer Dawn Powell that skewers New York high society, politics, and the publishing world on the eve of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.