The Sands of Time
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The Sands of Time is a bestselling thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that intertwines political intrigue, romance, and suspense against the backdrop of conflict in Spain.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Sands of Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9676749 — 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 Sands of Time Context triple: [Sidney Sheldon, notableWork, The Sands of Time]
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A.
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time is a 2008 art-house drama film by Greek director Theo Angelopoulos that weaves a man's search for his parents into a sweeping meditation on history, memory, and exile across the 20th century.
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B.
Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time is a visually poetic 1994 wuxia film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that reimagines characters from Jin Yong’s novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in a fragmented, introspective style.
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C.
Seeds of Time
Seeds of Time is a collection of critical essays by cultural theorist Fredric Jameson that examines postmodernism, globalization, and the political possibilities of contemporary culture.
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D.
Triumph of Time
Triumph of Time is a major orchestral composition by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its powerful, slowly evolving musical landscape and exploration of temporal perception.
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E.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
- 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 Sands of Time Target entity description: The Sands of Time is a bestselling thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that intertwines political intrigue, romance, and suspense against the backdrop of conflict in Spain.
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A.
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time is a 2008 art-house drama film by Greek director Theo Angelopoulos that weaves a man's search for his parents into a sweeping meditation on history, memory, and exile across the 20th century.
-
B.
Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time is a visually poetic 1994 wuxia film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that reimagines characters from Jin Yong’s novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in a fragmented, introspective style.
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C.
Seeds of Time
Seeds of Time is a collection of critical essays by cultural theorist Fredric Jameson that examines postmodernism, globalization, and the political possibilities of contemporary culture.
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D.
Triumph of Time
Triumph of Time is a major orchestral composition by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its powerful, slowly evolving musical landscape and exploration of temporal perception.
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E.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Sidney Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestselling novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Richard Hasselberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
ⓘ
romantic suspense ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780688063070 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | PS3569.H3927 S3 1988 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 17441265 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeries | standalone novel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
fast-paced
ⓘ
plot-driven ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
faith and doubt
ⓘ
identity ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ romance ⓘ suspense ⓘ war and conflict ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Graciela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaime Miró NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 384 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
escape of four nuns from a Spanish convent
ⓘ
involvement with Basque separatist fighters ⓘ pursuit by Spanish authorities ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | Basque conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sands of Time Description of subject: The Sands of Time is a bestselling thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that intertwines political intrigue, romance, and suspense against the backdrop of conflict in Spain.
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