Fugue for a Darkening Island
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Fugue for a Darkening Island is a dystopian science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that explores social collapse, civil conflict, and xenophobia in a near-future Britain overwhelmed by refugees.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fugue for a Darkening Island canonical | 1 |
| Fugue for a Darkening Island (2011 Gollancz SF Masterworks edition) | 1 |
| Fugue for a Darkening Island (revised edition) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fugue for a Darkening Island Context triple: [Christopher Priest, notableWork, Fugue for a Darkening Island]
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The Sea of Fog
The Sea of Fog is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a lone figure standing above a vast, mist-shrouded expanse, symbolizing introspection and the sublime power of nature.
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B.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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C.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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Island of the Sun
Island of the Sun is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun god.
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E.
Down to a Soundless Sea
Down to a Soundless Sea is a collection of short stories by Thom Steinbeck that explores the lives and struggles of people along California’s Central Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fugue for a Darkening Island Target entity description: Fugue for a Darkening Island is a dystopian science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that explores social collapse, civil conflict, and xenophobia in a near-future Britain overwhelmed by refugees.
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A.
The Sea of Fog
The Sea of Fog is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a lone figure standing above a vast, mist-shrouded expanse, symbolizing introspection and the sublime power of nature.
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B.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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C.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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D.
Island of the Sun
Island of the Sun is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun god.
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E.
Down to a Soundless Sea
Down to a Soundless Sea is a collection of short stories by Thom Steinbeck that explores the lives and struggles of people along California’s Central Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Priest ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
The Camp of the Saints
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The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Colin Andrews ⓘ |
| criticalReception | controversial for its treatment of race and refugees ⓘ |
| depicts |
ethnic tensions
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guerrilla warfare in Britain ⓘ internment camps ⓘ |
| explores |
breakdown of social order
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impact of mass immigration on society ⓘ moral ambiguity in civil war ⓘ rise of authoritarian responses to crisis ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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political fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
David
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Isobel Whitman ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780575015210 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
family disintegration
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island as besieged space ⓘ political radicalization ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 190 pages ⓘ |
| hasReissue |
Fugue for a Darkening Island (2011 Gollancz SF Masterworks edition)
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linked to:
Fugue for a Darkening Island
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| hasRevisedEdition |
Fugue for a Darkening Island (revised edition)
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linked to:
Fugue for a Darkening Island
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil conflict
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refugee crisis ⓘ social collapse ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | early exploration of refugee-driven civil conflict in Britain ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| protagonist | Alan Whitman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| setting |
United Kingdom
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near-future Britain ⓘ |
| structure |
fragmented chronology
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non-linear narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future ⓘ |
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linked to: Fugue for a Darkening Island
Fugue for a Darkening Island
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hasReissue
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Fugue for a Darkening Island (2011 Gollancz SF Masterworks edition)
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linked to: Fugue for a Darkening Island