City of Illusions
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City of Illusions is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of identity, memory, and cultural conflict on a future Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Illusions canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799278 — 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: City of Illusions Context triple: [Ursula K. Le Guin, notableWork, City of Illusions]
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A.
City of Stars
City of Stars is the popular nickname of Quezon City in the Philippines, highlighting its status as a major center of entertainment and media.
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B.
City of Stars
"City of Stars" is a melancholic, jazz-influenced duet from the film *La La Land* that reflects the characters’ dreams and romantic longing in Los Angeles.
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C.
Forest of Illusion
Forest of Illusion is a secret-filled, maze-like forest world in Super Mario World known for its tricky level exits and hidden paths.
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D.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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E.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a popular nickname for Mumbai, reflecting its status as India’s financial hub and a magnet for people seeking opportunity and success.
- 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: City of Illusions Target entity description: City of Illusions is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of identity, memory, and cultural conflict on a future Earth.
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A.
City of Stars
City of Stars is the popular nickname of Quezon City in the Philippines, highlighting its status as a major center of entertainment and media.
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B.
City of Stars
"City of Stars" is a melancholic, jazz-influenced duet from the film *La La Land* that reflects the characters’ dreams and romantic longing in Los Angeles.
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C.
Forest of Illusion
Forest of Illusion is a secret-filled, maze-like forest world in Super Mario World known for its tricky level exits and hidden paths.
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D.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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E.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a popular nickname for Mumbai, reflecting its status as India’s financial hub and a magnet for people seeking opportunity and success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Left Hand of Darkness ⓘ |
| follows | Planet of Exile ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1967 American novels
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Ace Books books ⓘ American science fiction novels ⓘ Hainish Cycle ⓘ Novels by Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Jack Gaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSpecies | Shing ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-441-47812-5 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 192 (approximate Ace edition) ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Hainish Cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hainish Novels and Stories (Library of America)
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Falk
ⓘ
Ramarren ⓘ |
| motif |
amnesia
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journey ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Ace Books ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Hainish Cycle ⓘ |
| precededBy | Planet of Exile ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | third Hainish novel ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Hainish Cycle
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surface form:
Hainish universe
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| setOn | Earth ⓘ |
| settingTime | far future ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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cultural conflict ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ otherness ⓘ truth and deception ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: City of Illusions Description of subject: City of Illusions is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of identity, memory, and cultural conflict on a future Earth.
Referenced by (6)
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