Triple
T5366814
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o |
E103150
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the moral and political complexities of the Mau Mau uprising on the eve of Kenya’s independence.
|
E517975
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: A Grain of Wheat | Statement: [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, notableWork, A Grain of Wheat]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Grain of Wheat Context triple: [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, notableWork, A Grain of Wheat]
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A.
The River Between
The River Between is a novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the cultural and religious tensions in a Gikuyu community during the early period of British colonial rule.
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B.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
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C.
Weep Not, Child
Weep Not, Child is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the impact of British colonialism and the Mau Mau uprising on a young boy and his community.
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D.
Life & Times of Michael K
Life & Times of Michael K is a Booker Prize–winning novel by J. M. Coetzee that follows a marginalized man’s journey across a war-torn South Africa, exploring themes of freedom, identity, and state power.
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E.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 film adaptation of Alan Paton's classic South African novel, depicting racial injustice and reconciliation during the apartheid era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: A Grain of Wheat Triple: [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, notableWork, A Grain of Wheat]
Generated description
A Grain of Wheat is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the moral and political complexities of the Mau Mau uprising on the eve of Kenya’s independence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Grain of Wheat Target entity description: A Grain of Wheat is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the moral and political complexities of the Mau Mau uprising on the eve of Kenya’s independence.
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A.
The River Between
The River Between is a novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the cultural and religious tensions in a Gikuyu community during the early period of British colonial rule.
-
B.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
-
C.
Weep Not, Child
Weep Not, Child is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the impact of British colonialism and the Mau Mau uprising on a young boy and his community.
-
D.
Life & Times of Michael K
Life & Times of Michael K is a Booker Prize–winning novel by J. M. Coetzee that follows a marginalized man’s journey across a war-torn South Africa, exploring themes of freedom, identity, and state power.
-
E.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 film adaptation of Alan Paton's classic South African novel, depicting racial injustice and reconciliation during the apartheid era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd43daa3e4819090b59d127db70e57 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd8684103081908ed79625b59e4b24 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf334553148190a5c53bda473c17c3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf342cca148190bd8d09ef8b606602 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf34a5e3c08190bb27e20c6bbc2165 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:02 p.m.