Wild Seed
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Wild Seed is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that explores themes of power, immortality, and identity through the centuries-long relationship between two shape-shifting African immortals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wild Seed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12091154 — 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: Wild Seed Context triple: [Octavia E. Butler, notableWork, Wild Seed]
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A.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul that explores postcolonial turmoil and personal dislocation in an unnamed Central African country.
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B.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
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C.
Mumbo Jumbo
"Mumbo Jumbo" is a surreal, critically acclaimed short film and music video by Tierra Whack that helped establish her distinctive, offbeat visual and musical style.
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D.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
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E.
Dragon Seed
"Dragon Seed" is a 1944 American war drama film set in Japanese-occupied China during World War II, adapted from Pearl S. Buck’s novel and known for its portrayal of Chinese villagers resisting invasion.
- 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: Wild Seed Target entity description: Wild Seed is a science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler that explores themes of power, immortality, and identity through the centuries-long relationship between two shape-shifting African immortals.
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A.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul that explores postcolonial turmoil and personal dislocation in an unnamed Central African country.
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B.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
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C.
Mumbo Jumbo
"Mumbo Jumbo" is a surreal, critically acclaimed short film and music video by Tierra Whack that helped establish her distinctive, offbeat visual and musical style.
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D.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
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E.
Dragon Seed
"Dragon Seed" is a 1944 American war drama film set in Japanese-occupied China during World War II, adapted from Pearl S. Buck’s novel and known for its portrayal of Chinese villagers resisting invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.