The City We Became
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The City We Became is a contemporary fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin in which New York City’s boroughs are personified as human avatars who must defend the city from a cosmic, otherworldly threat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The City We Became canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The City We Became Context triple: [N. K. Jemisin, notableWork, The City We Became]
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A.
O Canto da Cidade
O Canto da Cidade is a landmark Brazilian axé music album that helped popularize the genre nationwide and established Daniela Mercury as a major star in the early 1990s.
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B.
City of Joy
City of Joy is a 1992 drama film set in the slums of Calcutta, exploring themes of poverty, hope, and human resilience.
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C.
The People’s City
The People’s City is the official motto of Jefferson City, Missouri, emphasizing its identity as a community-focused and citizen-centered capital.
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D.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
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E.
The City
The City is a 1919–1920 Cubist painting by Fernand Léger that depicts the dynamism and fragmentation of modern urban life through bold colors and geometric 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: The City We Became Target entity description: The City We Became is a contemporary fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin in which New York City’s boroughs are personified as human avatars who must defend the city from a cosmic, otherworldly threat.
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A.
O Canto da Cidade
O Canto da Cidade is a landmark Brazilian axé music album that helped popularize the genre nationwide and established Daniela Mercury as a major star in the early 1990s.
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B.
City of Joy
City of Joy is a 1992 drama film set in the slums of Calcutta, exploring themes of poverty, hope, and human resilience.
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C.
The People’s City
The People’s City is the official motto of Jefferson City, Missouri, emphasizing its identity as a community-focused and citizen-centered capital.
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D.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
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E.
The City
The City is a 1919–1920 Cubist painting by Fernand Léger that depicts the dynamism and fragmentation of modern urban life through bold colors and geometric forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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urban fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | N. K. Jemisin ⓘ |
| award |
Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination
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linked to:
Hugo Award for Best Novel
Locus Award nomination ⓘ
linked to:
Locus Award
Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination ⓘ
linked to:
Nebula Award for Best Novel
|
| centralConcept | personified city avatars ⓘ |
| centralConflict | defense of New York City from an otherworldly threat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Lauren Panepinto ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followedBy | The World We Make ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fantasy
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | N. K. Jemisin’s short story "The City Born Great" ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0316509848 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableElement |
Lovecraftian influences
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cosmic horror elements ⓘ |
| notableFor | personification of New York City’s boroughs as human avatars ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 448 ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first book ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Bronx avatar
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Brooklyn avatar ⓘ Manhattan avatar ⓘ Queens avatar ⓘ Staten Island avatar ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Orbit Books ⓘ |
| series | The Great Cities ⓘ |
| setting |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
community solidarity
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gentrification ⓘ identity ⓘ racism ⓘ urban life ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
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Subject: The City We Became Description of subject: The City We Became is a contemporary fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin in which New York City’s boroughs are personified as human avatars who must defend the city from a cosmic, otherworldly threat.
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