Grimus
E160148
Grimus is Salman Rushdie’s debut novel, a genre-blending work of science fiction and fantasy that explores themes of identity, immortality, and exile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grimus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1392190 — 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: Grimus Context triple: [Midnight's Children, follows, Grimus]
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A.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois is a French red wine grape variety more commonly known as Malbec, widely used in robust, deeply colored wines.
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B.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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C.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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D.
Alaior
Alaior is a historic inland town and municipality on the Spanish island of Menorca, known for its traditional architecture and local cheese production.
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E.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- 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: Grimus Target entity description: Grimus is Salman Rushdie’s debut novel, a genre-blending work of science fiction and fantasy that explores themes of identity, immortality, and exile.
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A.
Auxerrois
Auxerrois is a French red wine grape variety more commonly known as Malbec, widely used in robust, deeply colored wines.
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B.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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C.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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D.
Alaior
Alaior is a historic inland town and municipality on the Spanish island of Menorca, known for its traditional architecture and local cheese production.
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E.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Midnight's Children ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
allegory
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magic realism ⓘ metafiction ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-575-02066-6 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sufi mysticism
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mythic traditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDebutOf | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Flapping Eagle ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| pageCount | 320 ⓘ |
| partOf | Salman Rushdie bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd ⓘ |
| setting | Calf Island ⓘ |
| theme |
exile
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identity ⓘ immortality ⓘ myth ⓘ quest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grimus Description of subject: Grimus is Salman Rushdie’s debut novel, a genre-blending work of science fiction and fantasy that explores themes of identity, immortality, and exile.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.