The Hundred Secret Senses
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The Hundred Secret Senses is a novel by Amy Tan that intertwines Chinese folklore, family secrets, and the complex bond between two half-sisters across time and cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hundred Secret Senses canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10198697 — 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 Hundred Secret Senses Context triple: [Amy Tan, notableWork, The Hundred Secret Senses]
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A.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
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B.
The World Unseen
The World Unseen is a 2007 period drama film set in 1950s apartheid-era South Africa that explores forbidden love and social oppression within the Indian South African community.
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C.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
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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.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
- 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 Hundred Secret Senses Target entity description: The Hundred Secret Senses is a novel by Amy Tan that intertwines Chinese folklore, family secrets, and the complex bond between two half-sisters across time and cultures.
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A.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
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B.
The World Unseen
The World Unseen is a 2007 period drama film set in 1950s apartheid-era South Africa that explores forbidden love and social oppression within the Indian South African community.
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C.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
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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.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Amy Tan ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Chinese myths and legends
ⓘ
ghost stories ⓘ past-life memories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy |
The Bonesetter's Daughter
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bonesetter’s Daughter
|
| follows |
The Kitchen God's Wife
ⓘ
linked to:
The Kitchen God’s Wife
|
| genre |
Chinese American literature
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Auntie Du
ⓘ
Bob ⓘ Miss Banner ⓘ Nunumu ⓘ Simon ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780399141140 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Chinese Americans
ⓘ
immigrant experience ⓘ intercultural marriage ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kwan Li
ⓘ
Olivia Laguni ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Olivia Laguni ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Chinese and American cultural intersections
ⓘ
portrayal of complex sister relationships ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Amy Tan bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy |
The Kitchen God's Wife
ⓘ
linked to:
The Kitchen God’s Wife
|
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam's Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
|
| setting |
China
ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ |
| structure | interweaves present-day narrative with historical tales ⓘ |
| theme |
Chinese folklore
ⓘ
cross-cultural relationships ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ family secrets ⓘ memory and the past ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hundred Secret Senses Description of subject: The Hundred Secret Senses is a novel by Amy Tan that intertwines Chinese folklore, family secrets, and the complex bond between two half-sisters across time and cultures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.