South of the Border, West of the Sun
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South of the Border, West of the Sun is a melancholic, surreal novel by Haruki Murakami that explores memory, longing, and the elusive nature of happiness through the story of a man reunited with his childhood friend.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South of the Border, West of the Sun canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4451631 — 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: South of the Border, West of the Sun Context triple: [Haruki Murakami, notableWork, South of the Border, West of the Sun]
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A.
Every Country’s Sun
Every Country’s Sun is a 2017 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its expansive, atmospheric instrumentals and dynamic shifts in mood and intensity.
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B.
Stay Out West
Stay Out West is the late-night club and venue program that extends the Way Out West festival experience across Gothenburg after the main festival hours.
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C.
Across the Border
"Across the Border" is a reflective folk-rock song by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of hope, migration, and the search for a better life.
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D.
Mexican Moon
"Mexican Moon" is a 1993 alternative rock album by American band Concrete Blonde, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and Latin-influenced themes.
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E.
Hold the Sunset
Hold the Sunset is a British television sitcom about late-life romance and family complications, starring Alison Steadman alongside John Cleese.
- 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: South of the Border, West of the Sun Target entity description: South of the Border, West of the Sun is a melancholic, surreal novel by Haruki Murakami that explores memory, longing, and the elusive nature of happiness through the story of a man reunited with his childhood friend.
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A.
Every Country’s Sun
Every Country’s Sun is a 2017 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its expansive, atmospheric instrumentals and dynamic shifts in mood and intensity.
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B.
Stay Out West
Stay Out West is the late-night club and venue program that extends the Way Out West festival experience across Gothenburg after the main festival hours.
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C.
Across the Border
"Across the Border" is a reflective folk-rock song by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of hope, migration, and the search for a better life.
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D.
Mexican Moon
"Mexican Moon" is a 1993 alternative rock album by American band Concrete Blonde, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and Latin-influenced themes.
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E.
Hold the Sunset
Hold the Sunset is a British television sitcom about late-life romance and family complications, starring Alison Steadman alongside John Cleese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami ⓘ |
| character |
Hajime
ⓘ
Izumi ⓘ Shimamoto ⓘ Yukiko ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| englishPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| englishTranslator | Philip Gabriel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
introspective
ⓘ
surreal ⓘ |
| hasTone | melancholic ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
expression "West of the Sun"
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song "South of the Border" ⓘ
linked to:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
|
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | jazz bar owner ⓘ |
| motif |
childhood friendship
ⓘ
disappearance ⓘ jazz ⓘ music ⓘ mysterious woman ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | retrospective narration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 国境の南、太陽の西 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Haruki Murakami bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | Hajime ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Kodansha ⓘ |
| setting |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
ⓘ
elusiveness of happiness ⓘ identity ⓘ longing ⓘ marital dissatisfaction ⓘ memory ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ regret ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: South of the Border, West of the Sun Description of subject: South of the Border, West of the Sun is a melancholic, surreal novel by Haruki Murakami that explores memory, longing, and the elusive nature of happiness through the story of a man reunited with his childhood friend.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Haruki