Der Weltensammler
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Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Der Weltensammler canonical | 2 |
| The Collector of Worlds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2510189 — 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: Der Weltensammler Context triple: [Ilija Trojanow, notableWork, Der Weltensammler]
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A.
The Collector
The Collector is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role.
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B.
The World Inside
The World Inside is a 1971 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a densely populated future Earth where humanity lives in vast urban towers and embraces extreme social and sexual freedom.
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C.
The Tenth World
The Tenth World is a musical suite or section within Joni Mitchell’s 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter," noted for its experimental, world-music-influenced percussion and atmospheric sound.
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D.
World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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E.
The Land of Take-What-You-Want
The Land of Take-What-You-Want is a magical realm in Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree stories where visitors can freely help themselves to any object or treat they desire.
- 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: Der Weltensammler Target entity description: Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.
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A.
The Collector
The Collector is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role.
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B.
The World Inside
The World Inside is a 1971 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a densely populated future Earth where humanity lives in vast urban towers and embraces extreme social and sexual freedom.
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C.
The Tenth World
The Tenth World is a musical suite or section within Joni Mitchell’s 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter," noted for its experimental, world-music-influenced percussion and atmospheric sound.
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D.
World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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E.
The Land of Take-What-You-Want
The Land of Take-What-You-Want is a magical realm in Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree stories where visitors can freely help themselves to any object or treat they desire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ilija Trojanow ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis
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Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Richard Francis Burton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depicts |
British Empire
ⓘ
Hajj to Mecca ⓘ exploration of the Nile ⓘ |
| explores |
construction of identity through travel
ⓘ
cross-cultural perception ⓘ role of translation in understanding cultures ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | polyphonic narrative ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Africa section
ⓘ
Arabia section ⓘ India section ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Der Weltensammler
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Collector of Worlds
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| inspiredBy | writings of Richard Francis Burton ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9783446208422 ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
biographical novel
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ historical novel ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Richard Francis Burton ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 480 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Munich ⓘ |
| protagonist | Richard Francis Burton ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Carl Hanser Verlag ⓘ |
| setting | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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cultural encounter ⓘ identity ⓘ translation ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | Victorian era ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | Der Weltensammler self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Der Weltensammler Description of subject: Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Collector of Worlds