The Sparrow
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The Sparrow is a science fiction novel by Mary Doria Russell that explores first contact with an alien civilization through a Jesuit-led mission and its profound moral and spiritual consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sparrow canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20957053 — 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 Sparrow Context triple: [Mary Doria Russell, notableWork, The Sparrow]
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A.
The Sparrow
The Sparrow is a landmark 1972 Egyptian political drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that critiques corruption and disillusionment surrounding the 1967 Six-Day War.
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B.
A Sparrow Falls
A Sparrow Falls is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family against the backdrop of World War I and its aftermath in South Africa.
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C.
Wayfarers
Wayfarers is a character-driven science fiction book series by Becky Chambers, acclaimed for its hopeful, inclusive vision of a diverse, spacefaring future.
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D.
Wayfarers
Wayfarers is a novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that follows the lives of itinerant characters in rural Norway, exploring themes of restlessness, modernity, and the human condition.
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E.
Treason’s Harbour
Treason’s Harbour is a nautical historical novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin through espionage and naval intrigue in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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 Sparrow Target entity description: The Sparrow is a science fiction novel by Mary Doria Russell that explores first contact with an alien civilization through a Jesuit-led mission and its profound moral and spiritual consequences.
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A.
The Sparrow
The Sparrow is a landmark 1972 Egyptian political drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that critiques corruption and disillusionment surrounding the 1967 Six-Day War.
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B.
A Sparrow Falls
A Sparrow Falls is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family against the backdrop of World War I and its aftermath in South Africa.
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C.
Wayfarers
Wayfarers is a character-driven science fiction book series by Becky Chambers, acclaimed for its hopeful, inclusive vision of a diverse, spacefaring future.
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D.
Wayfarers
Wayfarers is a novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that follows the lives of itinerant characters in rural Norway, exploring themes of restlessness, modernity, and the human condition.
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E.
Treason’s Harbour
Treason’s Harbour is a nautical historical novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin through espionage and naval intrigue in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.