Making History
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Making History is a satirical science fiction novel by Stephen Fry that explores an alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Making History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2758553 — 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: Making History Context triple: [Stephen Fry, notableWork, Making History]
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A.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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Histories
Histories is an ancient Greek work by Herodotus that is widely regarded as the foundational text of Western historiography, combining historical inquiry with ethnographic and geographic descriptions.
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C.
Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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D.
My Side of History
My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
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E.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
- 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: Making History Target entity description: Making History is a satirical science fiction novel by Stephen Fry that explores an alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born.
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A.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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B.
Histories
Histories is an ancient Greek work by Herodotus that is widely regarded as the foundational text of Western historiography, combining historical inquiry with ethnographic and geographic descriptions.
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C.
Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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D.
My Side of History
My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
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E.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternate history novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Fry ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Sidewise Award for Alternate History (Best Long Form) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | BBC Radio 4 dramatization of Making History ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780099457060 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice |
alternate timeline
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time travel ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 416 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Adolf Hitler
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Nazism ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Leo Zuckermann
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Michael Young ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born
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consequences of changing history ⓘ ethics of time travel ⓘ nature of evil ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Making History Description of subject: Making History is a satirical science fiction novel by Stephen Fry that explores an alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born.
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