The Bone Clocks
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The Bone Clocks is a genre-blending novel by David Mitchell that follows the interconnected lives of a woman and a group of immortals across decades, mixing literary fiction with speculative fantasy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bone Clocks canonical | 8 |
| The Bone Clocks (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6739485 — 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: The Bone Clocks Context triple: [David Mitchell, notableWork, The Bone Clocks]
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A.
Warlight
Warlight is a postwar coming-of-age novel by Michael Ondaatje that follows two siblings uncovering the mysterious past of their parents in 1940s and 1950s London.
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B.
Never Let Me Go
"Never Let Me Go" is a dramatic, atmospheric pop ballad by Florence and the Machine known for its haunting vocals and themes of surrender and emotional turmoil.
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C.
All Souls
All Souls is a Christian feast day commemorating the faithful departed, particularly observed in Western churches on November 2.
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D.
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 psychological thriller film written and directed by Tom Ford, known for its dark, interwoven narratives and stylish, visually striking storytelling.
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E.
The Noise of Time
The Noise of Time is a novel by Julian Barnes that fictionalizes the life of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich under Stalinist oppression.
- 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 Bone Clocks Target entity description: The Bone Clocks is a genre-blending novel by David Mitchell that follows the interconnected lives of a woman and a group of immortals across decades, mixing literary fiction with speculative fantasy.
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A.
Warlight
Warlight is a postwar coming-of-age novel by Michael Ondaatje that follows two siblings uncovering the mysterious past of their parents in 1940s and 1950s London.
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B.
Never Let Me Go
"Never Let Me Go" is a dramatic, atmospheric pop ballad by Florence and the Machine known for its haunting vocals and themes of surrender and emotional turmoil.
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C.
All Souls
All Souls is a Christian feast day commemorating the faithful departed, particularly observed in Western churches on November 2.
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D.
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 psychological thriller film written and directed by Tom Ford, known for its dark, interwoven narratives and stylish, visually striking storytelling.
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E.
The Noise of Time
The Noise of Time is a novel by Julian Barnes that fictionalizes the life of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich under Stalinist oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | David Mitchell ⓘ |
| awarded |
Booker Prize longlist
ⓘ
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel nomination ⓘ
linked to:
World Fantasy Award
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | immortals ⓘ |
| featuresSupernaturalElement |
psychic abilities
ⓘ
reincarnation-like cycles ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Holly Sykes ⓘ |
| hasPart | six interconnected sections ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-1-4447-2223-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
multi-perspective
ⓘ
nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
ⓘ
genre blending ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| partOf | David Mitchell shared universe ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
ⓘ
Sceptre ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Australia
ⓘ
England ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ near future ⓘ |
| sharesCharactersWith |
Black Swan Green
ⓘ
Cloud Atlas ⓘ
linked to:
Cloud Atlas (novel)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental collapse
ⓘ
mortality ⓘ power and exploitation ⓘ time ⓘ war ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bone Clocks Description of subject: The Bone Clocks is a genre-blending novel by David Mitchell that follows the interconnected lives of a woman and a group of immortals across decades, mixing literary fiction with speculative fantasy.
Referenced by (9)
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linked to: The Bone Clocks