The Orphan Master's Son
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The Orphan Master's Son is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Adam Johnson that portrays life in North Korea through the harrowing journey of a young man navigating its brutal totalitarian regime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Orphan Master's Son canonical | 1 |
| The Orphan Master’s Son | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8669096 — 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 Orphan Master's Son Context triple: [Adam Johnson, notableWork, The Orphan Master's Son]
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A.
Zindan Gate
Zindan Gate is a historic fortified entrance of the Belgrade Fortress, notable for its medieval towers and role in the city's defensive complex.
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B.
First They Killed My Father
First They Killed My Father is a biographical war drama film depicting a Cambodian child's harrowing experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
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C.
When We Were Orphans
When We Were Orphans is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that blends mystery and psychological drama as it follows an English detective revisiting his childhood in Shanghai to uncover the truth about his parents’ disappearance.
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D.
Kolyma Tales
Kolyma Tales is a renowned collection of short stories by Varlam Shalamov that depicts the brutal realities of life and survival in the Soviet Gulag system.
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E.
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden is a critically acclaimed 2016 South Korean psychological thriller and erotic drama film directed by Park Chan-wook, adapted from Sarah Waters’ novel "Fingersmith" and renowned for its intricate plot, lush visuals, and exploration of desire and deception.
- 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 Orphan Master's Son Target entity description: The Orphan Master's Son is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Adam Johnson that portrays life in North Korea through the harrowing journey of a young man navigating its brutal totalitarian regime.
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A.
Zindan Gate
Zindan Gate is a historic fortified entrance of the Belgrade Fortress, notable for its medieval towers and role in the city's defensive complex.
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B.
First They Killed My Father
First They Killed My Father is a biographical war drama film depicting a Cambodian child's harrowing experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
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C.
When We Were Orphans
When We Were Orphans is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that blends mystery and psychological drama as it follows an English detective revisiting his childhood in Shanghai to uncover the truth about his parents’ disappearance.
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D.
Kolyma Tales
Kolyma Tales is a renowned collection of short stories by Varlam Shalamov that depicts the brutal realities of life and survival in the Soviet Gulag system.
-
E.
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden is a critically acclaimed 2016 South Korean psychological thriller and erotic drama film directed by Park Chan-wook, adapted from Sarah Waters’ novel "Fingersmith" and renowned for its intricate plot, lush visuals, and exploration of desire and deception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Adam Johnson ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| character |
Commander Ga
ⓘ
Dear Leader Kim Jong Il ⓘ Pak Jun Do ⓘ Sun Moon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: The Biography of Jun Do
ⓘ
Part II: The Confessions of Commander Ga ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Korean ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-8129-9279-3 ⓘ |
| literaryAward |
Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
|
| mainTheme |
identity
ⓘ
personal freedom ⓘ propaganda ⓘ state control ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
interrogation transcripts
ⓘ
propaganda broadcasts ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of life in North Korea
ⓘ
innovative narrative structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 443 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Pak Jun Do ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setting | North Korea ⓘ |
| subject |
forced labor camps
ⓘ
human rights abuses in North Korea ⓘ political imprisonment ⓘ state propaganda ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Orphan Master's Son Description of subject: The Orphan Master's Son is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Adam Johnson that portrays life in North Korea through the harrowing journey of a young man navigating its brutal totalitarian regime.
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linked to: The Orphan Master's Son