PEN/Nabokov Award
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The PEN/Nabokov Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding achievement in international writing, particularly fiction that embodies the artistic legacy and global perspective associated with Vladimir Nabokov.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PEN/Nabokov Award canonical | 2 |
| PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3897865 — 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: PEN/Nabokov Award Context triple: [Mario Vargas Llosa, awardReceived, PEN/Nabokov Award]
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A.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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B.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
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C.
PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction
The PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction is a prestigious literary honor recognizing a living American author whose body of work exemplifies excellence and lasting significance in fiction.
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D.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
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E.
PEN New England Award
The PEN New England Award is a regional literary prize presented by the PEN New England branch to honor outstanding works of writing and promote literary excellence.
- 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: PEN/Nabokov Award Target entity description: The PEN/Nabokov Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding achievement in international writing, particularly fiction that embodies the artistic legacy and global perspective associated with Vladimir Nabokov.
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A.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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B.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
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C.
PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction
The PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction is a prestigious literary honor recognizing a living American author whose body of work exemplifies excellence and lasting significance in fiction.
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D.
PEN Writing Award
The PEN Writing Award is a literary honor presented by PEN to recognize outstanding achievement and contributions in writing.
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E.
PEN New England Award
The PEN New England Award is a regional literary prize presented by the PEN New England branch to honor outstanding works of writing and promote literary excellence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international literary prize
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | PEN America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PEN/Nabokov Award
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surface form:
PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature
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| associatedWith | Vladimir Nabokov’s literary legacy ⓘ |
| awardFor |
fiction that reflects Vladimir Nabokov’s artistic legacy
ⓘ
fiction with a global perspective ⓘ outstanding achievement in international writing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| currency | US dollars ⓘ |
| eligibility |
international authors
ⓘ
writers of fiction ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cash prize
ⓘ
commemorative medal ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| language | any language ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vladimir Nabokov ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Adonis
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Anne Carson ⓘ Cynthia Ozick ⓘ Edna O'Brien ⓘ
surface form:
Edna O’Brien
László Krasznahorkai ⓘ Mario Vargas Llosa ⓘ Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ |
| organizer | PEN America ⓘ |
| partOf |
PEN America awards
ⓘ
surface form:
PEN America Literary Awards
|
| presentedBy | PEN America ⓘ |
| reinstated | 2016 ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | jury selection ⓘ |
| sponsor | PEN America ⓘ |
| website | https://pen.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: PEN/Nabokov Award Description of subject: The PEN/Nabokov Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding achievement in international writing, particularly fiction that embodies the artistic legacy and global perspective associated with Vladimir Nabokov.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature
this entity surface form:
PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature