Los pasos perdidos
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Los pasos perdidos is a landmark novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that follows a disillusioned composer’s journey into the South American jungle in a symbolic search for origins, time, and identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Los pasos perdidos canonical | 4 |
| The Lost Steps | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1261105 — 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: Los pasos perdidos Context triple: [Alejo Carpentier, notableWork, Los pasos perdidos]
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The Lost Jungle
The Lost Jungle is a 1934 adventure film serial set in a perilous, exotic jungle, directed by Ford Beebe and known for its action-packed, cliffhanger-driven storyline.
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The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
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The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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D.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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E.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
- 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: Los pasos perdidos Target entity description: Los pasos perdidos is a landmark novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that follows a disillusioned composer’s journey into the South American jungle in a symbolic search for origins, time, and identity.
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A.
The Lost Jungle
The Lost Jungle is a 1934 adventure film serial set in a perilous, exotic jungle, directed by Ford Beebe and known for its action-packed, cliffhanger-driven storyline.
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B.
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
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C.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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D.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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E.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Alejo Carpentier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cuba ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark novel by Alejo Carpentier ⓘ |
| genre |
magic realism
ⓘ
modernist novel ⓘ novel of ideas ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Adelaida
ⓘ
Mouche ⓘ Rosario ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Latin American Boom
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin American Boom literature
|
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
anthropology
ⓘ
cultural origins ⓘ music ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
conflict between modernity and nature
ⓘ
journey to the origins of humanity ⓘ regression through historical time ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | lo real maravilloso ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unnamed composer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | journey narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of myth, history, and reality
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philosophical exploration of time ⓘ symbolic journey into the jungle ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Latin American literature canon ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | composer ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Editorial Losada ⓘ |
| setting |
South American jungle
ⓘ
unnamed Latin American country ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
art and creativity ⓘ identity ⓘ modern civilization versus primitivism ⓘ myth and history ⓘ search for origins ⓘ time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Los pasos perdidos Description of subject: Los pasos perdidos is a landmark novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that follows a disillusioned composer’s journey into the South American jungle in a symbolic search for origins, time, and identity.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Lost Steps