The Last Joy
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The Last Joy is a novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that explores themes of isolation, aging, and the search for meaning in later life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Joy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7259319 — 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 Last Joy Context triple: [Knut Pedersen, notableWork, The Last Joy]
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A.
The Joy That Never Ends
The Joy That Never Ends is an album by Dutch minimalist composer and lute player Jozef van Wissem, known for its meditative, hypnotic lute pieces that blend early music with contemporary experimental sounds.
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B.
The Last Night
"The Last Night" is a dramatic work associated with actress BernNadette Stanis, best known for her role as Thelma on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."
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C.
In Joy Still Felt
In Joy Still Felt is Isaac Asimov’s second autobiographical volume, covering his life and career from the early 1950s through the 1970s.
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D.
Love in Vain
"Love in Vain" is a classic blues song by Robert Johnson, renowned for its haunting lyrics and later popularized through a celebrated cover by The Rolling Stones.
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E.
Last Caress
"Last Caress" is a notorious punk rock song by the Misfits, known for its catchy melody and deliberately shocking, controversial lyrics.
- 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 Last Joy Target entity description: The Last Joy is a novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that explores themes of isolation, aging, and the search for meaning in later life.
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A.
The Joy That Never Ends
The Joy That Never Ends is an album by Dutch minimalist composer and lute player Jozef van Wissem, known for its meditative, hypnotic lute pieces that blend early music with contemporary experimental sounds.
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B.
The Last Night
"The Last Night" is a dramatic work associated with actress BernNadette Stanis, best known for her role as Thelma on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."
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C.
In Joy Still Felt
In Joy Still Felt is Isaac Asimov’s second autobiographical volume, covering his life and career from the early 1950s through the 1970s.
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D.
Love in Vain
"Love in Vain" is a classic blues song by Robert Johnson, renowned for its haunting lyrics and later popularized through a celebrated cover by The Rolling Stones.
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E.
Last Caress
"Last Caress" is a notorious punk rock song by the Misfits, known for its catchy melody and deliberately shocking, controversial lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Knut Hamsun ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| explores |
fear of death
ⓘ
memory and reflection ⓘ psychological states of old age ⓘ relationship between individual and nature ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Norwegian countryside
ⓘ
rural environment ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
meaning of life
ⓘ
old age ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aging
ⓘ
human existence ⓘ introspection ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ search for meaning in later life ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| partOf |
Knut Hamsun bibliography
ⓘ
linked to:
Knut Hamsun
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| protagonistCharacteristic |
elderly man
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ solitary ⓘ |
| workOf | Knut Hamsun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Joy Description of subject: The Last Joy is a novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that explores themes of isolation, aging, and the search for meaning in later life.
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