Abdulrazak
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Abdulrazak is the given name of Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Tanzanian-born British novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abdulrazak canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3940436 — 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: Abdulrazak Context triple: [Abdulrazak Gurnah, givenName, Abdulrazak]
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A.
Mustapha
Mustapha is a variant transliteration of the Arabic given name Mustafa, commonly used in various languages and cultures.
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B.
Khaled
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C.
Ali Hakim
Ali Hakim is a comic Persian peddler and charming rogue suitor in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
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D.
Abdul Salaam
Abdul Salaam is a former American football defensive tackle best known as a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Omar Ishrak
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- 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: Abdulrazak Target entity description: Abdulrazak is the given name of Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Tanzanian-born British novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
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A.
Mustapha
Mustapha is a variant transliteration of the Arabic given name Mustafa, commonly used in various languages and cultures.
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B.
Khaled
Khaled is the given name of DJ Khaled, the American record producer, DJ, and media personality known for his hit collaborations and catchphrases.
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C.
Ali Hakim
Ali Hakim is a comic Persian peddler and charming rogue suitor in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
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D.
Abdul Salaam
Abdul Salaam is a former American football defensive tackle best known as a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Omar Ishrak
Omar Ishrak is a Bangladeshi-American business executive best known for leading Medtronic as its longtime CEO and later serving as chairman of the company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Booker Prize shortlist
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Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Tanzania ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-12-20 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emigrationPeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| emigrationReason | political turmoil in Zanzibar ⓘ |
| employer | University of Kent ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swahili people ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gurnah
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdulrazak Gurnah
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| genre |
historical fiction
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Abdulrazak ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | postcolonialism ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Literature ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting the effects of colonialism in East Africa
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exploring the experiences of refugees and migrants ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Admiring Silence
ⓘ
Afterlives ⓘ By the Sea ⓘ Desertion ⓘ Paradise ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zanzibar ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of English and postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus |
East Africa
ⓘ
Indian Ocean world ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean
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| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| retirementStatus | emeritus ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workplace | University of Kent ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
colonialism
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displacement ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ refugees ⓘ |
| writingPeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abdulrazak Description of subject: Abdulrazak is the given name of Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Tanzanian-born British novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Abdulrazak