Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
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Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone is a 1968 novel by James Baldwin that explores race, sexuality, identity, and artistic life in America through the story of a Black stage actor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone | 8 |
| Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549245 — 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: Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone Context triple: [James Baldwin, notableWork, Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone]
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A.
So Long, Farewell
"So Long, Farewell" is a popular song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, known for its playful farewell sequence performed by the von Trapp children.
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B.
Crying in the Wilderness
Crying in the Wilderness is a collection of sermons and speeches by Archbishop Desmond Tutu that powerfully denounce apartheid and call for justice and reconciliation in South Africa.
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C.
So Gone
"So Gone" is an R&B song best known as a 2003 hit single by Monica, produced by Missy Elliott and Kanye West.
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D.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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E.
My Way Home
"My Way Home" is a soulful hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Common, known for its reflective lyrics and Curtis Mayfield sample.
- 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: Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone Target entity description: Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone is a 1968 novel by James Baldwin that explores race, sexuality, identity, and artistic life in America through the story of a Black stage actor.
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A.
So Long, Farewell
"So Long, Farewell" is a popular song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, known for its playful farewell sequence performed by the von Trapp children.
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B.
Crying in the Wilderness
Crying in the Wilderness is a collection of sermons and speeches by Archbishop Desmond Tutu that powerfully denounce apartheid and call for justice and reconciliation in South Africa.
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C.
So Gone
"So Gone" is an R&B song best known as a 2003 hit single by Monica, produced by Missy Elliott and Kanye West.
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D.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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E.
My Way Home
"My Way Home" is a soulful hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Common, known for its reflective lyrics and Curtis Mayfield sample.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
Black masculinity
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artistic integrity ⓘ political commitment ⓘ religion and spirituality ⓘ |
| followsWork |
Another Country
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Giovanni's Room ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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LGBT literature ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Barbara
ⓘ
Caleb Proudhammer ⓘ Christopher ⓘ Florence Proudhammer ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel in chapters ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial at time of publication
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mixed critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African-American experience
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bisexuality ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone self-link ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Leo Proudhammer ⓘ |
| movement | African-American Civil Rights era literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frank depiction of Black sexuality
ⓘ
intersection of art and politics in a Black artist's life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre |
James Baldwin
ⓘ
surface form:
James Baldwin bibliography
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| protagonistEthnicity | Black ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | stage actor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dial Press ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| theme |
art and politics
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artistic life ⓘ fame ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ interracial relationships ⓘ political radicalism ⓘ race ⓘ racism in America ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone Description of subject: Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone is a 1968 novel by James Baldwin that explores race, sexuality, identity, and artistic life in America through the story of a Black stage actor.
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