Stillness and Shadows
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Stillness and Shadows is a novel by American author John Gardner that explores complex moral and psychological themes through richly detailed character studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stillness and Shadows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8503962 — 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: Stillness and Shadows Context triple: [John Gardner, notableWork, Stillness and Shadows]
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A.
Stillness
"Stillness" is a literary work by Indian politician and author Varun Gandhi, reflecting his contemplative and introspective writing style.
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B.
Stillness
"Stillness" is a 1970 studio album by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 that blends Brazilian bossa nova with contemporary pop and folk influences.
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C.
Light and Shadow
"Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
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D.
Voice of the Unseen
Voice of the Unseen is a phrase denoting a mysterious, often prophetic or hidden source of guidance or knowledge beyond ordinary human perception.
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E.
Valley of Silence
The Valley of Silence is a high glacial valley on Mount Everest, renowned as the Western Cwm on the standard South Col climbing route.
- 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: Stillness and Shadows Target entity description: Stillness and Shadows is a novel by American author John Gardner that explores complex moral and psychological themes through richly detailed character studies.
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A.
Stillness
"Stillness" is a literary work by Indian politician and author Varun Gandhi, reflecting his contemplative and introspective writing style.
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B.
Stillness
"Stillness" is a 1970 studio album by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 that blends Brazilian bossa nova with contemporary pop and folk influences.
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C.
Light and Shadow
"Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
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D.
Voice of the Unseen
Voice of the Unseen is a phrase denoting a mysterious, often prophetic or hidden source of guidance or knowledge beyond ordinary human perception.
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E.
Valley of Silence
The Valley of Silence is a high glacial valley on Mount Everest, renowned as the Western Cwm on the standard South Col climbing route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author |
John Gardner
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linked to:
John Gardner (British writer)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| explores |
complex moral themes
ⓘ
complex psychological themes ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialStyle | philosophically engaged prose ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | complex moral questions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethical ambiguity
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ interpersonal relationships ⓘ morality ⓘ psychology ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | character studies ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
psychological depth
ⓘ
richly detailed ⓘ |
| workOf |
John Gardner
ⓘ
linked to:
John Gardner (British writer)
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stillness and Shadows Description of subject: Stillness and Shadows is a novel by American author John Gardner that explores complex moral and psychological themes through richly detailed character studies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.