Four Souls
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Four Souls is a novel by Louise Erdrich that continues the multigenerational saga of the Kashpaw and Lamartine families, exploring themes of identity, land, and cultural survival in Native American life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Souls canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6362094 — 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: Four Souls Context triple: [Love Medicine, hasSequel, Four Souls]
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A.
The Book of Souls
The Book of Souls is a 2015 double studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, noted for its epic, progressive compositions and being one of the longest releases in their catalog.
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B.
Soul of the World
The Soul of the World is a mystical, unifying spiritual force in Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Alchemist* that connects all beings and through which individuals can fulfill their Personal Legend.
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C.
Ombra mai fu
"Ombra mai fu" is a renowned Baroque aria from George Frideric Handel's opera *Serse*, celebrated for its serene, lyrical melody and frequent performance as a standalone concert piece.
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D.
Totem of Undying
The Totem of Undying is a rare magical item in Minecraft that prevents a player’s death by instantly restoring health and granting temporary buffs when held and triggered upon fatal damage.
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E.
Spirits of the Elements
Spirits of the Elements are supernatural beings embodying and controlling the fundamental forces of nature, such as earth, air, fire, and water.
- 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: Four Souls Target entity description: Four Souls is a novel by Louise Erdrich that continues the multigenerational saga of the Kashpaw and Lamartine families, exploring themes of identity, land, and cultural survival in Native American life.
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A.
The Book of Souls
The Book of Souls is a 2015 double studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, noted for its epic, progressive compositions and being one of the longest releases in their catalog.
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B.
Soul of the World
The Soul of the World is a mystical, unifying spiritual force in Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Alchemist* that connects all beings and through which individuals can fulfill their Personal Legend.
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C.
Ombra mai fu
"Ombra mai fu" is a renowned Baroque aria from George Frideric Handel's opera *Serse*, celebrated for its serene, lyrical melody and frequent performance as a standalone concert piece.
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D.
Totem of Undying
The Totem of Undying is a rare magical item in Minecraft that prevents a player’s death by instantly restoring health and granting temporary buffs when held and triggered upon fatal damage.
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E.
Spirits of the Elements
Spirits of the Elements are supernatural beings embodying and controlling the fundamental forces of nature, such as earth, air, fire, and water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Louise Erdrich ⓘ |
| containsCharacterArc |
Fleur Pillager’s quest to reclaim land
ⓘ
Margaret Kashpaw’s struggle with loyalty and marriage ⓘ Nanapush’s role as storyteller and mediator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
reservation life
ⓘ
urban Native American experience ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus |
Ojibwe people
ⓘ
linked to:
White Earth Ojibwe
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| explores |
clash between Native and Euro-American values
ⓘ
conflict over land ownership ⓘ gender and power in Native societies ⓘ impact of capitalism on Native communities ⓘ role of memory and storytelling ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Fleur Pillager
ⓘ
Margaret Kashpaw ⓘ Nanapush ⓘ |
| featuresFamily |
Kashpaw family
ⓘ
Lamartine family ⓘ |
| follows |
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
ⓘ
Tracks ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
contracts and legal documents
ⓘ
names and naming ⓘ spirits and visions ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Bingo Palace ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Native American literature
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Native American spirituality
ⓘ
colonial dispossession ⓘ cultural survival ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ identity ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ land ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple narrators ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| partOf |
Louise Erdrich’s interconnected reservation cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Louise Erdrich’s North Dakota cycle
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| protagonist | Fleur Pillager ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| series |
Love Medicine series
ⓘ
linked to:
Love Medicine
|
| setIn |
Minneapolis
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North Dakota ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Four Souls Description of subject: Four Souls is a novel by Louise Erdrich that continues the multigenerational saga of the Kashpaw and Lamartine families, exploring themes of identity, land, and cultural survival in Native American life.
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