A Wild Sheep Chase
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A Wild Sheep Chase is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that follows an unnamed protagonist on a bizarre quest involving a mysterious sheep with a star-shaped birthmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Wild Sheep Chase canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4451628 — 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: A Wild Sheep Chase Context triple: [Haruki Murakami, notableWork, A Wild Sheep Chase]
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A.
Narrow Road to the Deep North
Narrow Road to the Deep North is a classic 17th-century Japanese travel diary and haiku collection by Matsuo Bashō that chronicles his poetic journey through Japan’s remote northern regions.
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B.
Sanshu no Jingi
Sanshu no Jingi refers to the three sacred treasures of Japan’s imperial regalia—mirror, sword, and jewel—that symbolize the legitimacy and divine authority of the emperor.
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C.
Eight Views of Ōmi
Eight Views of Ōmi is a celebrated series of landscape woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic locations around Lake Biwa in Japan.
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D.
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, notable as his first color feature and a surreal, episodic portrait of life in a shantytown.
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E.
The Blue Umbrella
The Blue Umbrella is a Pixar animated short film that follows the journey of a sentient blue umbrella through a rainy cityscape, showcasing photorealistic visuals and a charming, dialogue-free love story.
- 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 Wild Sheep Chase Target entity description: A Wild Sheep Chase is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that follows an unnamed protagonist on a bizarre quest involving a mysterious sheep with a star-shaped birthmark.
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A.
Narrow Road to the Deep North
Narrow Road to the Deep North is a classic 17th-century Japanese travel diary and haiku collection by Matsuo Bashō that chronicles his poetic journey through Japan’s remote northern regions.
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B.
Sanshu no Jingi
Sanshu no Jingi refers to the three sacred treasures of Japan’s imperial regalia—mirror, sword, and jewel—that symbolize the legitimacy and divine authority of the emperor.
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C.
Eight Views of Ōmi
Eight Views of Ōmi is a celebrated series of landscape woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic locations around Lake Biwa in Japan.
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D.
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, notable as his first color feature and a surreal, episodic portrait of life in a shantytown.
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E.
The Blue Umbrella
The Blue Umbrella is a Pixar animated short film that follows the journey of a sentient blue umbrella through a rainy cityscape, showcasing photorealistic visuals and a charming, dialogue-free love story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami ⓘ |
| centralMotif | mysterious sheep with a star-shaped birthmark ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Yoko Tanaka ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
cult classic
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internationally acclaimed ⓘ |
| englishTitle | A Wild Sheep Chase ⓘ |
| englishTranslator | Alfred Birnbaum ⓘ |
| firstEnglishPublicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy novel
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magical realism ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ surrealist fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679722730 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Japanese literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
deadpan humor
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surreal imagery ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
the Girlfriend with the Perfect Ears
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the Rat ⓘ the Sheep Man ⓘ unnamed male narrator ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerson | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | quest narrative ⓘ |
| notableElement |
blend of detective story and fantasy
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recurring character the Rat from earlier Murakami works ⓘ use of pop culture references ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 羊をめぐる冒険 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 353 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Trilogy of the Rat ⓘ |
| prequel | Pinball, 1973 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Kodansha ⓘ |
| sequel | Dance Dance Dance ⓘ |
| setInCity | Tokyo ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Hokkaido ⓘ |
| theme |
consumerism
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identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ memory and loss ⓘ supernatural influence on ordinary life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 1970s Japan ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Wild Sheep Chase Description of subject: A Wild Sheep Chase is a surreal, genre-blending novel by Haruki Murakami that follows an unnamed protagonist on a bizarre quest involving a mysterious sheep with a star-shaped birthmark.
Referenced by (8)
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