Child of Fortune
E134489
Child of Fortune is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that follows a young woman’s psychedelic, picaresque journey of self-discovery in a far-future galactic civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Child of Fortune canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1178704 — 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: Child of Fortune Context triple: [Norman Spinrad, notableWork, Child of Fortune]
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A.
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows a young Chilean woman’s journey from Valparaíso to Gold Rush–era California in a sweeping tale of love, identity, and independence.
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B.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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C.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
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A Hazard of New Fortunes
A Hazard of New Fortunes is an 1890 realist novel by William Dean Howells that portrays the social, economic, and cultural tensions of Gilded Age New York City through the experiences of a literary magazine’s staff.
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E.
The Gold and the Blue
The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Child of Fortune Target entity description: Child of Fortune is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that follows a young woman’s psychedelic, picaresque journey of self-discovery in a far-future galactic civilization.
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A.
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows a young Chilean woman’s journey from Valparaíso to Gold Rush–era California in a sweeping tale of love, identity, and independence.
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B.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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C.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
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D.
A Hazard of New Fortunes
A Hazard of New Fortunes is an 1890 realist novel by William Dean Howells that portrays the social, economic, and cultural tensions of Gilded Age New York City through the experiences of a literary magazine’s staff.
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E.
The Gold and the Blue
The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
picaresque novel
ⓘ
psychedelic fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Rowena Morrill ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | far-future human galactic civilization ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
1960s counterculture
ⓘ
psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
drug use
ⓘ
music and performance ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ sexual freedom ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
slang-rich prose
ⓘ
stream-of-consciousness elements ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistJourneyType | picaresque journey ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critical discussion for experimental style
ⓘ
cult following ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
galactic travel
ⓘ
psychedelic experiences ⓘ social transformation ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodOfPublication | 1980s ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Moussa ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pocket Books ⓘ |
| setting | far-future galactic civilization ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
ⓘ
counterculture ⓘ identity ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Child of Fortune Description of subject: Child of Fortune is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that follows a young woman’s psychedelic, picaresque journey of self-discovery in a far-future galactic civilization.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.