Divisadero
E244910
Divisadero is a nonlinear, character-driven novel by Michael Ondaatje that interweaves past and present across California and France to explore memory, identity, and the fractures within a makeshift family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divisadero canonical | 11 |
| Divisadero (2007 novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2216583 — 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: Divisadero Context triple: [Michael Ondaatje, wrote, Divisadero]
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Divisadero
Divisadero is a popular lookout and tourist stop in Mexico’s Copper Canyon region, known for its dramatic canyon views and access to scenic train routes.
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B.
The Great Divide
"The Great Divide" is a pop ballad by American singer Rebecca Black that marked a more mature musical direction in her career following her viral debut.
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C.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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D.
The Divide
The Divide is a mountain pass and key trailhead in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, commonly used as an access point for several popular alpine tracks.
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E.
Castalian Spring
Castalian Spring is the sacred fountain at Delphi in ancient Greece, where pilgrims and priests ritually purified themselves before consulting the Oracle of Apollo.
- 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: Divisadero Target entity description: Divisadero is a nonlinear, character-driven novel by Michael Ondaatje that interweaves past and present across California and France to explore memory, identity, and the fractures within a makeshift family.
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A.
Divisadero
Divisadero is a popular lookout and tourist stop in Mexico’s Copper Canyon region, known for its dramatic canyon views and access to scenic train routes.
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B.
The Great Divide
"The Great Divide" is a pop ballad by American singer Rebecca Black that marked a more mature musical direction in her career following her viral debut.
-
C.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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D.
The Divide
The Divide is a mountain pass and key trailhead in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, commonly used as an access point for several popular alpine tracks.
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E.
Castalian Spring
Castalian Spring is the sacred fountain at Delphi in ancient Greece, where pilgrims and priests ritually purified themselves before consulting the Oracle of Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Sri Lankan-born Canadian ⓘ |
| award | Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Lucien Segura ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Anna
ⓘ
Claire ⓘ Coop ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
displacement
ⓘ
interconnected lives ⓘ makeshift family ⓘ storytelling ⓘ violence and its aftermath ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | named after Divisadero Street in San Francisco ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | character-driven ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
multiple perspectives
ⓘ
shifting timelines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental narrative structure
ⓘ
lyrical prose style ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works by Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
ⓘ
McClelland & Stewart ⓘ
linked to:
McClelland and Stewart
|
| settingLocation |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
France ⓘ |
| structure | interweaves past and present ⓘ |
| theme |
family
ⓘ
fractured relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Divisadero Description of subject: Divisadero is a nonlinear, character-driven novel by Michael Ondaatje that interweaves past and present across California and France to explore memory, identity, and the fractures within a makeshift family.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Divisadero