The Valley of Amazement
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The Valley of Amazement is a historical novel by Amy Tan that explores mother-daughter relationships, identity, and cultural dislocation between China and America in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Valley of Amazement canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10198700 — 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 Valley of Amazement Context triple: [Amy Tan, notableWork, The Valley of Amazement]
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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B.
The History of Love
The History of Love is a 2005 novel by Nicole Krauss that intertwines the lives of several characters across time and continents through a mysterious manuscript and themes of love, loss, and memory.
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C.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
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D.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a historical drama film adaptation of Lisa See’s novel, exploring the lifelong friendship of two women in 19th-century China and its parallels in modern-day Shanghai.
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E.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of family, migration, and cultural identity within the Indian diaspora.
- 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 Valley of Amazement Target entity description: The Valley of Amazement is a historical novel by Amy Tan that explores mother-daughter relationships, identity, and cultural dislocation between China and America in the early 20th century.
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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B.
The History of Love
The History of Love is a 2005 novel by Nicole Krauss that intertwines the lives of several characters across time and continents through a mysterious manuscript and themes of love, loss, and memory.
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C.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
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D.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a historical drama film adaptation of Lisa See’s novel, exploring the lifelong friendship of two women in 19th-century China and its parallels in modern-day Shanghai.
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E.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of family, migration, and cultural identity within the Indian diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Amy Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
cross-cultural identity
ⓘ
family separation and reunion ⓘ women’s lives in early 20th-century China ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relationships between China and America ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Lulu Minturn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magic Gourd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780062107312 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | realism ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective |
first-person
ⓘ
third-person ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | multi-generational ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 608 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Violet Minturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Chinese–American experience
ⓘ
courtesan culture in Shanghai ⓘ loss and recovery of family ties ⓘ transnational families ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Amy Tan’s body of work on Chinese and Chinese-American families ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Amy Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cultural dislocation
ⓘ
identity ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ecco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Valley of Amazement Description of subject: The Valley of Amazement is a historical novel by Amy Tan that explores mother-daughter relationships, identity, and cultural dislocation between China and America in the early 20th century.
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