State of Wonder
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State of Wonder is a literary novel by Ann Patchett that follows a pharmacologist’s journey into the Amazon rainforest to investigate a colleague’s mysterious death and a secretive medical research project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State of Wonder canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9249030 — 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: State of Wonder Context triple: [Ann Patchett, notableWork, State of Wonder]
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A.
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness is a critically acclaimed 1985 British television drama serial that blends political thriller and environmental conspiracy themes as it follows a detective investigating his daughter’s mysterious murder.
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B.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction horror film, based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel, that follows a biologist and her team exploring a mysterious and mutating environmental disaster zone.
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C.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a stand-up comedy album by Patton Oswalt featuring his characteristic blend of dark humor and personal storytelling.
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D.
To the Wonder
To the Wonder is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Terrence Malick, noted for its poetic, visually driven storytelling and Emmanuel Lubezki’s lyrical cinematography.
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E.
Melancholia
Melancholia is a 2011 psychological science-fiction drama film directed by Lars von Trier that explores depression and existential dread through the story of two sisters facing an impending planetary collision.
- 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: State of Wonder Target entity description: State of Wonder is a literary novel by Ann Patchett that follows a pharmacologist’s journey into the Amazon rainforest to investigate a colleague’s mysterious death and a secretive medical research project.
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A.
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness is a critically acclaimed 1985 British television drama serial that blends political thriller and environmental conspiracy themes as it follows a detective investigating his daughter’s mysterious murder.
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B.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction horror film, based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel, that follows a biologist and her team exploring a mysterious and mutating environmental disaster zone.
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C.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a stand-up comedy album by Patton Oswalt featuring his characteristic blend of dark humor and personal storytelling.
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D.
To the Wonder
To the Wonder is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Terrence Malick, noted for its poetic, visually driven storytelling and Emmanuel Lubezki’s lyrical cinematography.
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E.
Melancholia
Melancholia is a 2011 psychological science-fiction drama film directed by Lars von Trier that explores depression and existential dread through the story of two sisters facing an impending planetary collision.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ann Patchett ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Orange Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| centralConflict | tension between scientific progress and ethical boundaries ⓘ |
| centralLocation | remote research station in the Amazon ⓘ |
| character |
Anders Eckman
ⓘ
Dr. Annick Swenson ⓘ Mr. Fox ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ medical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | unknown ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780062049803 ⓘ |
| imprint | Harper ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
fish-out-of-water trope
ⓘ
journey narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marina Singh ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pharmaceutical research in a remote indigenous community
ⓘ
exploration of cross-cultural encounters ⓘ |
| pageCount | 368 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A pharmacologist travels to the Amazon to investigate a colleague’s death and a secretive medical research project. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Run ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Vogel Pharmaceutical ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | pharmacologist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| publisherCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| setting |
Amazon rainforest
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
2012 Orange Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Orange Prize for Fiction
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism and exploitation
ⓘ
ethics of medical research ⓘ fertility and reproduction ⓘ grief and loss ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State of Wonder Description of subject: State of Wonder is a literary novel by Ann Patchett that follows a pharmacologist’s journey into the Amazon rainforest to investigate a colleague’s mysterious death and a secretive medical research project.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.