Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
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Fall; or, Dodge in Hell is a speculative science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that explores digital afterlives, consciousness, and the societal impact of advanced technology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fall; or, Dodge in Hell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861796 — 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: Fall; or, Dodge in Hell Context triple: [Neal Stephenson, notableWork, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell]
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A.
A Small Corner of Hell
A Small Corner of Hell is a non-fiction book by Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya that documents human rights abuses and the brutal realities of the Second Chechen War.
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B.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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C.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
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D.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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E.
Une Saison en enfer
Une Saison en enfer is a seminal 1873 poetic prose work by Arthur Rimbaud that chronicles his visionary, turbulent inner journey and break with traditional poetic forms.
- 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: Fall; or, Dodge in Hell Target entity description: Fall; or, Dodge in Hell is a speculative science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that explores digital afterlives, consciousness, and the societal impact of advanced technology.
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A.
A Small Corner of Hell
A Small Corner of Hell is a non-fiction book by Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya that documents human rights abuses and the brutal realities of the Second Chechen War.
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B.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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C.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
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D.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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E.
Une Saison en enfer
Une Saison en enfer is a seminal 1873 poetic prose work by Arthur Rimbaud that chronicles his visionary, turbulent inner journey and break with traditional poetic forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Fall ⓘ |
| author | Neal Stephenson ⓘ |
| awareness | bestseller lists ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Getty Images ⓘ |
| follows | Reamde ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ techno-thriller ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bitworld storyline
ⓘ
real-world storyline ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 006245871X ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780062458711 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Corvallis Kawasaki
ⓘ
Richard "Dodge" Forthrast ⓘ Sophia Forthrast ⓘ
linked to:
Zula Forthrast
Zula Forthrast ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-generational saga ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Bitworld
ⓘ
linked to:
Snow Crash
brain scanning ⓘ cloud-based afterlife ⓘ |
| pageCount | 896 ⓘ |
| partOf | Neal Stephenson bibliography ⓘ |
| prequel | Reamde ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019-06-04 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
near future ⓘ virtual reality world ⓘ |
| theme |
consciousness
ⓘ
digital afterlife ⓘ identity ⓘ mind uploading ⓘ religion and mythology ⓘ societal impact of advanced technology ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ virtual reality ⓘ |
| timeSpanInFiction | multiple generations ⓘ |
| title | Fall; or, Dodge in Hell ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Fall; or, Dodge in Hell Description of subject: Fall; or, Dodge in Hell is a speculative science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson that explores digital afterlives, consciousness, and the societal impact of advanced technology.
Referenced by (2)
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