The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a historical novel by David Mitchell set in late 18th-century Japan, following a Dutch clerk’s experiences on the isolated trading outpost of Dejima.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet canonical | 5 |
| The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6739484 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Context triple: [David Mitchell, notableWork, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet]
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The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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B.
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by John Curran, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage tested during a cholera epidemic in 1920s China.
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C.
The Nutmeg of Consolation
The Nutmeg of Consolation is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, continuing the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows Spanish Civil War refugees exiled to Chile, exploring themes of displacement, love, and political upheaval across decades.
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E.
The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman is a historical novel by Louise Erdrich that follows a Native American community’s struggle against U.S. termination policy in the 1950s, inspired by her grandfather’s activism.
- 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 Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Target entity description: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a historical novel by David Mitchell set in late 18th-century Japan, following a Dutch clerk’s experiences on the isolated trading outpost of Dejima.
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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B.
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by John Curran, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage tested during a cholera epidemic in 1920s China.
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C.
The Nutmeg of Consolation
The Nutmeg of Consolation is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, continuing the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows Spanish Civil War refugees exiled to Chile, exploring themes of displacement, love, and political upheaval across decades.
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E.
The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman is a historical novel by Louise Erdrich that follows a Native American community’s struggle against U.S. termination policy in the 1950s, inspired by her grandfather’s activism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | David Mitchell ⓘ |
| containsElement |
political intrigue
ⓘ
religious cult ⓘ romance subplot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist |
Sceptre design team
ⓘ
linked to:
Sceptre
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
sakoku policy of Japan ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Bone Clocks ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | BBC Radio 4 dramatization ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple interlinked sections ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780340921562 ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
multi-perspective narrative
ⓘ
rich historical detail ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abbot Enomoto
ⓘ
Jacob de Zoet ⓘ Ogawa Uzaemon ⓘ Orito Aibagawa ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination | Man Booker Prize longlist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Sceptre ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 480 ⓘ |
| partOf | David Mitchell bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Black Swan Green ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
ⓘ
Sceptre ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Dejima
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Nagasaki ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
ⓘ
cross-cultural encounter ⓘ love and duty ⓘ religion and power ⓘ trade and isolation ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStory | approximately 1799–1817 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Description of subject: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a historical novel by David Mitchell set in late 18th-century Japan, following a Dutch clerk’s experiences on the isolated trading outpost of Dejima.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet