Such a Long Journey
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Such a Long Journey is a critically acclaimed novel by Rohinton Mistry that portrays the political and social turmoil of early 1970s Bombay through the struggles of a middle-class Parsi bank clerk.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Such a Long Journey canonical | 5 |
| Such a Long Journey (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7888103 — 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: Such a Long Journey Context triple: [Rohinton Mistry, notableWork, Such a Long Journey]
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A.
Taking the Long Way
Taking the Long Way is a Grammy-winning country/pop album by the Dixie Chicks known for its introspective themes and response to the controversy surrounding the band.
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B.
It’s a Long Road
"It’s a Long Road" is the reflective, emotionally driven theme song associated with the film *First Blood*, capturing the inner struggle and loneliness of its protagonist, John Rambo.
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C.
A Journey That Wasn’t
A Journey That Wasn’t is a 2005 multimedia art project and film by Pierre Huyghe that interweaves a staged Antarctic expedition with a choreographed outdoor performance in New York’s Central Park to explore memory, fiction, and constructed realities.
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D.
Long Way from Home
"Long Way from Home" is a song by the British ska and 2 Tone band The Selecter, featured on their 1995 album *Palookaville*.
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E.
Long Road
Long Road is a notable street in Cambridge, England, known for its educational institutions and as a key route in the city's southern area.
- 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: Such a Long Journey Target entity description: Such a Long Journey is a critically acclaimed novel by Rohinton Mistry that portrays the political and social turmoil of early 1970s Bombay through the struggles of a middle-class Parsi bank clerk.
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A.
Taking the Long Way
Taking the Long Way is a Grammy-winning country/pop album by the Dixie Chicks known for its introspective themes and response to the controversy surrounding the band.
-
B.
It’s a Long Road
"It’s a Long Road" is the reflective, emotionally driven theme song associated with the film *First Blood*, capturing the inner struggle and loneliness of its protagonist, John Rambo.
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C.
A Journey That Wasn’t
A Journey That Wasn’t is a 2005 multimedia art project and film by Pierre Huyghe that interweaves a staged Antarctic expedition with a choreographed outdoor performance in New York’s Central Park to explore memory, fiction, and constructed realities.
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D.
Long Way from Home
"Long Way from Home" is a song by the British ska and 2 Tone band The Selecter, featured on their 1995 album *Palookaville*.
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E.
Long Road
Long Road is a notable street in Cambridge, England, known for its educational institutions and as a key route in the city's southern area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Such a Long Journey (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Such a Long Journey
|
| author | Rohinton Mistry ⓘ |
| awarded | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1991 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction ⓘ |
| basedOn | Such a Long Journey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| coverArtLanguage | English ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely praised by literary critics ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | political unrest in India in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| depictsGovernment |
Indira Gandhi government
ⓘ
linked to:
Indira Gandhi
|
| followedBy | A Fine Balance ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| includedIn | contemporary Indian English literature canon ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | critically acclaimed debut novel of Rohinton Mistry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gustad Noble ⓘ |
| mainCharacterCommunity | Parsi ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | bank clerk ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Darius Noble
ⓘ
Dilnavaz Noble ⓘ Major Jimmy Bilimoria ⓘ Sohrab Noble ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rohinton Mistry Bombay novels ⓘ |
| protagonist | Gustad Noble ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher |
McClelland & Stewart
ⓘ
linked to:
McClelland and Stewart
|
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
Mumbai ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| shortlistedForYear |
1991 Booker Prize
ⓘ
linked to:
Booker Prize
|
| subjectMatter |
Parsi middle-class life in Bombay
ⓘ
impact of politics on ordinary citizens ⓘ |
| theme |
Parsi community life
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ political corruption ⓘ social turmoil ⓘ urban life in Bombay ⓘ |
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Subject: Such a Long Journey Description of subject: Such a Long Journey is a critically acclaimed novel by Rohinton Mistry that portrays the political and social turmoil of early 1970s Bombay through the struggles of a middle-class Parsi bank clerk.
Referenced by (6)
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