The Wreck of the Zanzibar
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The Wreck of the Zanzibar is a children's historical novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows a young girl living on a remote island whose life changes when a ship is wrecked on its shores.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wreck of the Zanzibar canonical | 1 |
| The Wreck of the Zanzibar (related thematically in some editions/collections) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8155312 — 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 Wreck of the Zanzibar Context triple: [Michael Morpurgo, notableWork, The Wreck of the Zanzibar]
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A.
The White Boat
The White Boat is a luminous seaside painting by Spanish Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, celebrated for its masterful depiction of light on water and Mediterranean coastal life.
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B.
El barco
El barco is a Spanish mystery–drama television series that follows the crew and passengers of a training ship who believe they may be among the last survivors on Earth after a cataclysmic event.
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C.
The Steerage
The Steerage is a landmark 1907 photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, celebrated as an early masterpiece of modernist photography and social documentary.
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D.
The Shipwreck
The Shipwreck is a dramatic 18th-century maritime painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its vivid depiction of storm-tossed seas and human struggle against nature.
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E.
Marooned
Marooned is a 1969 science fiction drama film about stranded astronauts in space, directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, and David Janssen.
- 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 Wreck of the Zanzibar Target entity description: The Wreck of the Zanzibar is a children's historical novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows a young girl living on a remote island whose life changes when a ship is wrecked on its shores.
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A.
The White Boat
The White Boat is a luminous seaside painting by Spanish Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, celebrated for its masterful depiction of light on water and Mediterranean coastal life.
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B.
El barco
El barco is a Spanish mystery–drama television series that follows the crew and passengers of a training ship who believe they may be among the last survivors on Earth after a cataclysmic event.
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C.
The Steerage
The Steerage is a landmark 1907 photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, celebrated as an early masterpiece of modernist photography and social documentary.
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D.
The Shipwreck
The Shipwreck is a dramatic 18th-century maritime painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its vivid depiction of storm-tossed seas and human struggle against nature.
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E.
Marooned
Marooned is a 1969 science fiction drama film about stranded astronauts in space, directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, and David Janssen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
children's novel
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fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Michael Morpurgo ⓘ |
| centralEvent | shipwreck of the Zanzibar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalShip | Zanzibar ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
independent reading for children
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school reading material ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Laura Perryman ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of life on a small island community
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strong female protagonist ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young girl on a remote island experiences dramatic change when a ship is wrecked on the island's shores. ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann Young Books
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linked to:
Heinemann publishing group
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| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | remote island ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Bryher
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Isles of Scilly ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
change
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courage ⓘ family ⓘ island life ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wreck of the Zanzibar Description of subject: The Wreck of the Zanzibar is a children's historical novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows a young girl living on a remote island whose life changes when a ship is wrecked on its shores.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Why the Whales Came
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The Wreck of the Zanzibar (related thematically in some editions/collections)
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linked to: The Wreck of the Zanzibar