An Untamed State
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An Untamed State is a harrowing contemporary novel by Roxane Gay that explores kidnapping, trauma, and the fragile intersections of privilege, violence, and family in Haiti.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Untamed State canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Untamed State Context triple: [Roxane Gay, notableWork, An Untamed State]
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A.
The Brave One
The Brave One is a 2007 psychological thriller film in which Jodie Foster plays a New York radio host who becomes a vigilante after a brutal attack.
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B.
Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
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C.
La voix
"La voix" is an operatic pop song performed by Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman as Sweden’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
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D.
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Ain't Them Bodies Saints is a 2013 American independent drama film, directed by David Lowery, that follows an outlaw couple in 1970s Texas whose lives are upended by crime, separation, and longing.
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E.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Untamed State Target entity description: An Untamed State is a harrowing contemporary novel by Roxane Gay that explores kidnapping, trauma, and the fragile intersections of privilege, violence, and family in Haiti.
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A.
The Brave One
The Brave One is a 2007 psychological thriller film in which Jodie Foster plays a New York radio host who becomes a vigilante after a brutal attack.
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B.
Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
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C.
La voix
"La voix" is an operatic pop song performed by Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman as Sweden’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
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D.
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Ain't Them Bodies Saints is a 2013 American independent drama film, directed by David Lowery, that follows an outlaw couple in 1970s Texas whose lives are upended by crime, separation, and longing.
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E.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Roxane Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfSetting | Haiti ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| explores |
diaspora identity
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marital strain after trauma ⓘ parent-child relationships ⓘ the fragility of safety and privilege ⓘ wealth and corruption ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a Haitian-American woman kidnapped in Haiti ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN-13 | 9780802122513 ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
graphic depictions of violence
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intense psychological realism ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Mireille Duval Jameson ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family loyalty and betrayal
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gender and patriarchy in Haitian society ⓘ immigrant and bicultural identity ⓘ kidnapping in Haiti ⓘ power dynamics between rich and poor ⓘ recovery from trauma ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class inequality
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family relationships ⓘ gender-based violence ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ post-traumatic stress ⓘ privilege ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Haiti’s social and economic divides
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unflinching portrayal of sexual and physical violence ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 300-400 pages ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
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Subject: An Untamed State Description of subject: An Untamed State is a harrowing contemporary novel by Roxane Gay that explores kidnapping, trauma, and the fragile intersections of privilege, violence, and family in Haiti.
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subject surface form:
Roxane Gay