“Pursuit and Failure”
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“Pursuit and Failure” is a section of Ernest Hemingway’s nonfiction work *Green Hills of Africa* that recounts part of his East African hunting expedition and its frustrations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Pursuit and Failure” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2721921 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Pursuit and Failure” Context triple: [Green Hills of Africa, hasPart, “Pursuit and Failure”]
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A.
Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition is a memoir by former White House Counsel John Dean that recounts his role in and perspective on the Watergate scandal.
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B.
Suffering from Success
Suffering from Success is a studio album by American DJ and producer DJ Khaled, known for its star-studded guest features and motivational, larger-than-life themes.
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C.
Futility
"Futility" is a poignant World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that reflects on the senseless loss of life and questions the purpose of creation amid the horrors of war.
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D.
Waiting in Vain
"Waiting in Vain" is a soulful reggae love song by Bob Marley, best known for its themes of unrequited love and its inclusion on the 1977 album *Exodus*.
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E.
The Consequence
The Consequence is a story-driven downloadable expansion for the survival horror game The Evil Within, focusing on detective Juli Kidman's perspective and uncovering additional narrative details.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Pursuit and Failure” Target entity description: “Pursuit and Failure” is a section of Ernest Hemingway’s nonfiction work *Green Hills of Africa* that recounts part of his East African hunting expedition and its frustrations.
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A.
Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition is a memoir by former White House Counsel John Dean that recounts his role in and perspective on the Watergate scandal.
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B.
Suffering from Success
Suffering from Success is a studio album by American DJ and producer DJ Khaled, known for its star-studded guest features and motivational, larger-than-life themes.
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C.
Futility
"Futility" is a poignant World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that reflects on the senseless loss of life and questions the purpose of creation amid the horrors of war.
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D.
Waiting in Vain
"Waiting in Vain" is a soulful reggae love song by Bob Marley, best known for its themes of unrequited love and its inclusion on the 1977 album *Exodus*.
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E.
The Consequence
The Consequence is a story-driven downloadable expansion for the survival horror game The Evil Within, focusing on detective Juli Kidman's perspective and uncovering additional narrative details.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| containedInWorkType | book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
big-game hunting
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safari life ⓘ unsuccessful hunts ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of personal skill and control
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psychological impact of failure ⓘ relationship between hunter and landscape ⓘ |
| genre |
hunting narrative
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nonfiction ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
autobiographical narrative
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plain style ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
competition
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disappointment ⓘ failure ⓘ frustration ⓘ hunting ⓘ masculinity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| partOf | Green Hills of Africa ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfContainingWork | 1935 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
East Africa
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Tanzania ⓘ
surface form:
Tanganyika Territory
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| subjectOfStudy | Hemingway criticism ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | later section of Green Hills of Africa ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | nonfiction book Green Hills of Africa ⓘ |
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Subject: “Pursuit and Failure” Description of subject: “Pursuit and Failure” is a section of Ernest Hemingway’s nonfiction work *Green Hills of Africa* that recounts part of his East African hunting expedition and its frustrations.
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