Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America
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Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America is a memoir that explores writer Natalie Goldberg’s spiritual journey, Zen practice, and development as a writer against the backdrop of American life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long Quiet Highway | 1 |
| Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America Context triple: [Natalie Goldberg, hasWritten, Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America]
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A.
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.
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B.
I Am the Highway
"I Am the Highway" is a reflective, mid-tempo rock ballad by Audioslave known for its introspective lyrics and Chris Cornell's powerful vocal performance.
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C.
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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D.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
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E.
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*.
- 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: Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America Target entity description: Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America is a memoir that explores writer Natalie Goldberg’s spiritual journey, Zen practice, and development as a writer against the backdrop of American life.
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A.
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.
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B.
I Am the Highway
"I Am the Highway" is a reflective, mid-tempo rock ballad by Audioslave known for its introspective lyrics and Chris Cornell's powerful vocal performance.
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C.
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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D.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
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E.
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*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| about | Natalie Goldberg ⓘ |
| author | Natalie Goldberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes |
Zen training in America
ⓘ
life of a working writer ⓘ spiritual awakening in everyday life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development as a Zen practitioner
ⓘ
development as a writer ⓘ intersection of writing and spiritual practice ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Waking Up in America ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Long Quiet Highway
ⓘ
linked to:
Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American life
ⓘ
Zen practice ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ writing life ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| theme |
American culture
ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
creative process ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ spirituality ⓘ teacher–student relationship ⓘ writing as practice ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America Description of subject: Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America is a memoir that explores writer Natalie Goldberg’s spiritual journey, Zen practice, and development as a writer against the backdrop of American life.
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linked to: Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America