We (novel)
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We (novel) is a seminal 1921 dystopian science fiction work by Yevgeny Zamyatin that portrays a regimented future totalitarian society and strongly influenced later classics like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| We (English translation) | 1 |
| We (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4389770 — 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: We (novel) Context triple: [Brave New World, comparedWith, We (novel)]
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A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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B.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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C.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
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D.
Remember This House
Remember This House is James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript reflecting on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., later adapted into the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.
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E.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
- 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: We (novel) Target entity description: We (novel) is a seminal 1921 dystopian science fiction work by Yevgeny Zamyatin that portrays a regimented future totalitarian society and strongly influenced later classics like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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A.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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B.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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C.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
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D.
Remember This House
Remember This House is James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript reflecting on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., later adapted into the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.
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E.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Yevgeny Zamyatin ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | banned in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| character |
I-330
ⓘ
O-90 ⓘ The Benefactor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| firstCompletePublicationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstCompletePublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstCompletePublicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| form | diary novel ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | We (film adaptations) ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of dystopian literature ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
collectivism
ⓘ
industrialization ⓘ mathematics ⓘ state ideology ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
We (English translation)
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linked to:
We (novel)
|
| influenced |
Brave New World
ⓘ
Nineteen Eighty-Four ⓘ
linked to:
1984
dystopian literature ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian avant-garde ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | D-503 ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of totalitarian state
ⓘ
influence on later dystopian classics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Мы ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | One State ⓘ |
| settingTime | far future ⓘ |
| structure | series of diary entries ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom vs security
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loss of individuality ⓘ rationalism vs emotion ⓘ revolution ⓘ state control ⓘ surveillance ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: We (novel) Description of subject: We (novel) is a seminal 1921 dystopian science fiction work by Yevgeny Zamyatin that portrays a regimented future totalitarian society and strongly influenced later classics like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: We (novel)