A Memory Called Empire
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A Memory Called Empire is a science fiction novel by Arkady Martine that explores imperialism, identity, and cultural assimilation through the story of an ambassador from a small space station navigating the politics of a vast galactic empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Memory Called Empire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6632677 — 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: A Memory Called Empire Context triple: [Hugo Award for Best Novel, notableWinner, A Memory Called Empire]
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A.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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B.
Shards of Memory
Shards of Memory is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala that explores the intertwined lives and emotional histories of an Indian-European family across generations and continents.
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C.
The Third Memory
The Third Memory is a video installation by artist Pierre Huyghe that reconstructs a famous bank robbery by juxtaposing the robber’s own recollections with their cinematic reenactment in the film "Dog Day Afternoon."
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D.
The Tranquility Wars
The Tranquility Wars is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores complex political and social conflicts in a future human civilization.
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E.
Lost Honor
Lost Honor is a memoir by former White House Counsel John Dean reflecting on his role in the Watergate scandal and its aftermath.
- 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: A Memory Called Empire Target entity description: A Memory Called Empire is a science fiction novel by Arkady Martine that explores imperialism, identity, and cultural assimilation through the story of an ambassador from a small space station navigating the politics of a vast galactic empire.
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A.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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B.
Shards of Memory
Shards of Memory is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala that explores the intertwined lives and emotional histories of an Indian-European family across generations and continents.
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C.
The Third Memory
The Third Memory is a video installation by artist Pierre Huyghe that reconstructs a famous bank robbery by juxtaposing the robber’s own recollections with their cinematic reenactment in the film "Dog Day Afternoon."
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D.
The Tranquility Wars
The Tranquility Wars is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores complex political and social conflicts in a future human civilization.
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E.
Lost Honor
Lost Honor is a memoir by former White House Counsel John Dean reflecting on his role in the Watergate scandal and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Arkady Martine ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Compton Crook Award
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Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| awardYear |
2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel
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linked to:
Hugo Award for Best Novel
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| character |
Mahit Dzmare
ⓘ
Nineteen Adze ⓘ Three Seagrass ⓘ Yskandr Aghavn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Ariel Davis ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Desolation Called Peace ⓘ |
| genre |
political science fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cultural conflict
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diplomacy ⓘ galactic empire ⓘ political succession ⓘ technology and memory implants ⓘ |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1250186430 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | Byzantine Empire history ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mahit Dzmare ⓘ |
| mediaType |
digital
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a linguistically rich imperial culture
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exploration of colonial power dynamics ⓘ |
| pageCount | 464 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Teixcalaan duology
ⓘ
linked to:
Teixcalaan series
|
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Tor ⓘ |
| series | Teixcalaan series ⓘ |
| setting |
Lsel Station
ⓘ
Teixcalaanli Empire ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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cultural assimilation ⓘ identity ⓘ imperialism ⓘ memory ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Memory Called Empire Description of subject: A Memory Called Empire is a science fiction novel by Arkady Martine that explores imperialism, identity, and cultural assimilation through the story of an ambassador from a small space station navigating the politics of a vast galactic empire.
Referenced by (2)
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