Let Us Descend
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Let Us Descend is a 2023 historical novel by Jesmyn Ward that follows an enslaved girl's harrowing journey through the American South, blending brutal realism with spiritual and mythic elements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Let Us Descend canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3362211 — 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: Let Us Descend Context triple: [Jesmyn Ward, notableWork, Let Us Descend]
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A.
Rising Down
Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
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B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
When We Rise
When We Rise is a television miniseries created by Dustin Lance Black that chronicles the history and struggles of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States.
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D.
Rising Up and Rising Down
Rising Up and Rising Down is William T. Vollmann’s massive, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of the ethics, history, and practice of violence around the world.
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E.
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Till Human Voices Wake Us is a novel by Patti Davis that explores complex family dynamics, personal identity, and emotional awakening.
- 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: Let Us Descend Target entity description: Let Us Descend is a 2023 historical novel by Jesmyn Ward that follows an enslaved girl's harrowing journey through the American South, blending brutal realism with spiritual and mythic elements.
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A.
Rising Down
Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
-
B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
When We Rise
When We Rise is a television miniseries created by Dustin Lance Black that chronicles the history and struggles of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States.
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D.
Rising Up and Rising Down
Rising Up and Rising Down is William T. Vollmann’s massive, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of the ethics, history, and practice of violence around the world.
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E.
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Till Human Voices Wake Us is a novel by Patti Davis that explores complex family dynamics, personal identity, and emotional awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American novel
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Jesmyn Ward ⓘ |
| authorAwardsContext | written by a two-time National Book Award winner ⓘ |
| authorStyle | lyrical prose ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Alison Forner ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| follows | Annis’s forced march from the Carolinas to a Louisiana plantation ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ magic realism ⓘ slave narrative ⓘ |
| hasElement |
African spiritual traditions
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ghosts ⓘ mythic elements ⓘ supernatural elements ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
inherited trauma
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plantation slavery in the United States ⓘ resilience of Black women ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ancestral memory
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freedom ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ slavery ⓘ spirituality ⓘ survival ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 1982104490 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9781982104498 ⓘ |
| isFollowUpTo | Sing, Unburied, Sing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Annis ⓘ |
| marketedAs | major literary event of fall 2023 ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of brutal realism with spiritual and mythic elements
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intense depiction of the internal life of an enslaved girl ⓘ |
| protagonistType | enslaved girl ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2023 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
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surface form:
Scribner
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| publisherImprint |
Simon & Schuster
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surface form:
Scribner (Simon & Schuster imprint)
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| setting |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
|
| settingPeriod | pre–Civil War era ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | several years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Let Us Descend Description of subject: Let Us Descend is a 2023 historical novel by Jesmyn Ward that follows an enslaved girl's harrowing journey through the American South, blending brutal realism with spiritual and mythic elements.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jesmyn Ward