The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die
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The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die is a memoir recounting David Nyuol Vincent’s harrowing experiences as a child refugee from the Sudanese civil war and his eventual resettlement in Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1193162 — 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 Boy Who Wouldn’t Die Context triple: [David Nyuol Vincent, notableWork, The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die]
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A.
Disappearing Boy
"Disappearing Boy" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early studio album 39/Smooth.
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B.
The Runaway
*The Runaway* is a memoir by British wood engraver Gwen Raverat that vividly recounts her eccentric Victorian childhood in the Darwin family.
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C.
The Runaway
"The Runaway" is a famous 1958 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell depicting a young boy and a kindly policeman seated at a diner counter, capturing a nostalgic, narrative moment of small-town American life.
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D.
The Sick Child
"The Sick Child" is a poignant early painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts the illness and death of his sister and marks a key turning point toward his mature, emotionally charged style.
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E.
The Fireman
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- 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 Boy Who Wouldn’t Die Target entity description: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die is a memoir recounting David Nyuol Vincent’s harrowing experiences as a child refugee from the Sudanese civil war and his eventual resettlement in Australia.
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A.
Disappearing Boy
"Disappearing Boy" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early studio album 39/Smooth.
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B.
The Runaway
*The Runaway* is a memoir by British wood engraver Gwen Raverat that vividly recounts her eccentric Victorian childhood in the Darwin family.
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C.
The Runaway
"The Runaway" is a famous 1958 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell depicting a young boy and a kindly policeman seated at a diner counter, capturing a nostalgic, narrative moment of small-town American life.
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D.
The Sick Child
"The Sick Child" is a poignant early painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts the illness and death of his sister and marks a key turning point toward his mature, emotionally charged style.
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E.
The Fireman
The Fireman is an experimental music project by Paul McCartney and producer Youth, known for its ambient, electronic, and psychedelic soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| about |
challenges of refugee resettlement
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journey from war-torn Sudan to Australia ⓘ |
| author | David Nyuol Vincent ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Carol Nader ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts | Sudanese Lost Boys experience ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
experiences as a child refugee
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family separation ⓘ integration into Australian society ⓘ life in refugee camps ⓘ trauma of war ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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refugee memoir ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Second Sudanese Civil War
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surface form:
Sudanese civil war
child refugees ⓘ displacement ⓘ resettlement in Australia ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | firsthand account of Sudanese refugee experience in Australia ⓘ |
| portrays | human cost of civil conflict ⓘ |
| protagonist | David Nyuol Vincent ⓘ |
| setting |
Australia
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Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ |
| theme |
belonging
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hope ⓘ identity ⓘ impact of war on children ⓘ resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die Description of subject: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die is a memoir recounting David Nyuol Vincent’s harrowing experiences as a child refugee from the Sudanese civil war and his eventual resettlement in Australia.
Referenced by (1)
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