A Wizard of Earthsea
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A Wizard of Earthsea is a classic fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows the coming-of-age journey of a young mage named Ged in the archipelago world of Earthsea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Wizard of Earthsea canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799265 — 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: A Wizard of Earthsea Context triple: [Ursula K. Le Guin, notableWork, A Wizard of Earthsea]
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A.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a classic British children's fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Cheshire folklore with a perilous magical quest.
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B.
The Wizard of Loneliness
The Wizard of Loneliness is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film about a troubled boy sent to live with his grandparents during World War II, where he struggles with isolation and family secrets.
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C.
The Dawntreader
The Dawntreader is a travelogue-style work that chronicles a journey filled with exploration, reflection, and encounters across diverse places and experiences.
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D.
Kingdom of Amber
The Kingdom of Amber was a historic Rajput realm in present-day Rajasthan, India, centered on the city of Amber (near modern Jaipur) and ruled for centuries by the Kachwaha dynasty.
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E.
The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
- 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: A Wizard of Earthsea Target entity description: A Wizard of Earthsea is a classic fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows the coming-of-age journey of a young mage named Ged in the archipelago world of Earthsea.
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A.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a classic British children's fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Cheshire folklore with a perilous magical quest.
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B.
The Wizard of Loneliness
The Wizard of Loneliness is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film about a troubled boy sent to live with his grandparents during World War II, where he struggles with isolation and family secrets.
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C.
The Dawntreader
The Dawntreader is a travelogue-style work that chronicles a journey filled with exploration, reflection, and encounters across diverse places and experiences.
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D.
Kingdom of Amber
The Kingdom of Amber was a historic Rajput realm in present-day Rajasthan, India, centered on the city of Amber (near modern Jaipur) and ruled for centuries by the Kachwaha dynasty.
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E.
The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Earthsea (2004 miniseries)
ⓘ
Tales from Earthsea ⓘ
surface form:
Tales from Earthsea (2006 film)
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| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award ⓘ |
| character |
Ged
ⓘ
Jasper ⓘ Ogion ⓘ The Shadow ⓘ Vetch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Ruth Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSchool | school for wizards on Roke ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Earthsea
ⓘ
surface form:
Earthsea universe
|
| followedBy | The Tombs of Atuan ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | none ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
young adult fantasy ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Ruth Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem | true names magic ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Farthest Shore
ⓘ
The Tombs of Atuan ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | young adult readers ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ged ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern fantasy literature
ⓘ
innovative treatment of wizard school before Harry Potter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Earthsea
ⓘ
surface form:
Earthsea cycle
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| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ged ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Parnassus Press ⓘ |
| series | Earthsea ⓘ |
| setting |
Earthsea
ⓘ
Earthsea ⓘ
surface form:
archipelago of Earthsea
|
| theme |
balance
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coming of age ⓘ identity ⓘ names and true names ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ shadow self ⓘ |
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Subject: A Wizard of Earthsea Description of subject: A Wizard of Earthsea is a classic fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows the coming-of-age journey of a young mage named Ged in the archipelago world of Earthsea.
Referenced by (4)
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