Voices in the City
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Voices in the City is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores the inner lives and emotional struggles of a family in Calcutta against the backdrop of urban alienation and social change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Voices in the City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4462753 — 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: Voices in the City Context triple: [Anita Desai, notableWork, Voices in the City]
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Voices
Voices is a sculptural artwork by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, known for his large-scale, contemplative installations that explore the human figure, language, and spirituality.
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Voices
Voices is The Independent’s opinion and commentary section featuring columns, analysis, and personal perspectives on current affairs.
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Voices
"Voices" is a 1979 romantic drama film starring Amy Irving and Michael Ontkean that centers on the relationship between a deaf woman and an aspiring singer.
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Leaving the City
"Leaving the City" is a song by the American indie rock band Divers.
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E.
Living for the City
"Living for the City" is a socially conscious 1973 soul song by Stevie Wonder that powerfully depicts systemic racism and urban struggle through vivid storytelling and innovative production.
- 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: Voices in the City Target entity description: Voices in the City is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores the inner lives and emotional struggles of a family in Calcutta against the backdrop of urban alienation and social change.
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A.
Voices
Voices is a sculptural artwork by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, known for his large-scale, contemplative installations that explore the human figure, language, and spirituality.
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B.
Voices
Voices is The Independent’s opinion and commentary section featuring columns, analysis, and personal perspectives on current affairs.
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C.
Voices
"Voices" is a 1979 romantic drama film starring Amy Irving and Michael Ontkean that centers on the relationship between a deaf woman and an aspiring singer.
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D.
Leaving the City
"Leaving the City" is a song by the American indie rock band Divers.
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E.
Living for the City
"Living for the City" is a socially conscious 1973 soul song by Stevie Wonder that powerfully depicts systemic racism and urban struggle through vivid storytelling and innovative production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depicts |
middle-class life in Calcutta
ⓘ
social change in urban India ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between tradition and modernity
ⓘ
gender roles in Indian society ⓘ isolation in a big city ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner lives of characters
ⓘ
psychological depth ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | studied in academic contexts ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Indian middle-class family ⓘ |
| hasWorkIn | Indian English literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
ⓘ
realist ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
emotional struggle
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ individual vs society ⓘ search for identity ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Anita Desai bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | university syllabi on Indian English fiction ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Voices in the City Description of subject: Voices in the City is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores the inner lives and emotional struggles of a family in Calcutta against the backdrop of urban alienation and social change.
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