The Long Rain
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"The Long Rain" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, set on a perpetually storm-lashed Venus where stranded astronauts struggle to survive and retain their sanity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Long Rain" | 1 |
| The Long Rain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4915563 — 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: The Long Rain Context triple: [The Illustrated Man, containsWork, The Long Rain]
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A.
The Small Rain
The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
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B.
The Long Loneliness
The Long Loneliness is Dorothy Day’s spiritual autobiography, chronicling her journey from radical activism to Catholic faith and the founding of the Catholic Worker movement.
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C.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk is a famous tree-lined avenue in Windsor Great Park that stretches from Windsor Castle to the Copper Horse statue, offering iconic views and a popular route for walks and ceremonies.
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D.
Kota Hujan
Kota Hujan is the popular nickname for Bogor, an Indonesian city renowned for its frequent rainfall and cool, wet climate.
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E.
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 romantic drama disaster film set in British-ruled India, known as a Technicolor Cinemascope remake of the 1939 film The Rains Came.
- 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: The Long Rain Target entity description: "The Long Rain" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, set on a perpetually storm-lashed Venus where stranded astronauts struggle to survive and retain their sanity.
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A.
The Small Rain
The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
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B.
The Long Loneliness
The Long Loneliness is Dorothy Day’s spiritual autobiography, chronicling her journey from radical activism to Catholic faith and the founding of the Catholic Worker movement.
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C.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk is a famous tree-lined avenue in Windsor Great Park that stretches from Windsor Castle to the Copper Horse statue, offering iconic views and a popular route for walks and ceremonies.
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D.
Kota Hujan
Kota Hujan is the popular nickname for Bogor, an Indonesian city renowned for its frequent rainfall and cool, wet climate.
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E.
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 romantic drama disaster film set in British-ruled India, known as a Technicolor Cinemascope remake of the 1939 film The Rains Came.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | film ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
futuristic space travel
ⓘ
human psychological breakdown ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Planet Stories
ⓘ
linked to:
Other Worlds
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Illustrated Man (1969 film) segment
ⓘ
linked to:
The Illustrated Man (1969 film)
|
| hasAlternativeTitle | Death-by-Rain (magazine title variant) ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Illustrated Man ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Golden Age science fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Age of Science Fiction
|
| mainCharacters | stranded astronauts ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Ray Bradbury bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
crew members gradually lose sanity
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relentless torrential rain ⓘ search for a Sun Dome ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance | Love Romances, Inc. (Planet Stories publisher) ⓘ |
| setting | Venus ⓘ |
| settingCharacteristic |
constant storms
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perpetual rain ⓘ |
| theme |
hostile environment
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psychological stress ⓘ sanity ⓘ survival ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Long Rain Description of subject: "The Long Rain" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, set on a perpetually storm-lashed Venus where stranded astronauts struggle to survive and retain their sanity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Long Rain