Shantaram
E15070
Shantaram is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that follows an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay, blending adventure, crime, and spiritual exploration.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shantaram canonical | 14 |
| Shantaram (2003 novel) | 2 |
| "Shantaram" | 1 |
| Bombay underworld | 1 |
| Lin (protagonist of Shantaram) | 1 |
| Shantaram (television series) | 1 |
| Shantaram series | 1 |
| Shantaram universe | 1 |
| novel "Shantaram" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T111297 — 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: Shantaram Context triple: [Charlie Hunnam, notableWork, Shantaram]
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A.
The Railway Man
The Railway Man is a 2013 British-Australian war drama film in which Colin Firth portrays a former World War II prisoner of war confronting the trauma of his past.
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B.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
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C.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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D.
Stumptown
Stumptown is a historic nickname for Portland, Oregon, referencing the city’s rapid 19th-century growth that left tree stumps scattered throughout the area.
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E.
Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
- 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: Shantaram Target entity description: Shantaram is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that follows an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay, blending adventure, crime, and spiritual exploration.
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A.
The Railway Man
The Railway Man is a 2013 British-Australian war drama film in which Colin Firth portrays a former World War II prisoner of war confronting the trauma of his past.
-
B.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
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C.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
-
D.
Stumptown
Stumptown is a historic nickname for Portland, Oregon, referencing the city’s rapid 19th-century growth that left tree stumps scattered throughout the area.
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E.
Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Shantaram
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shantaram (television series)
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| adaptationPlatform | Apple TV+ ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television series ⓘ |
| author | Gregory David Roberts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Shantaram self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay underworld
slums of Bombay ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
autobiographical novel ⓘ crime fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Mountain Shadow ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | life of Gregory David Roberts ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
epic
ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lindsay ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | Lin ⓘ |
| market | international bestseller ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Karla Saaranen
ⓘ
Khader Khan ⓘ Prabaker ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 900+ ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | fugitive ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
ⓘ
Scribe Publications ⓘ |
| setInCityNowCalled | Mumbai ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
India ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| theme |
crime
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ love ⓘ morality ⓘ redemption ⓘ spirituality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shantaram Description of subject: Shantaram is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that follows an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay, blending adventure, crime, and spiritual exploration.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bombay underworld
this entity surface form:
Shantaram (television series)
subject surface form:
The Mountain Shadow
this entity surface form:
Lin (protagonist of Shantaram)
this entity surface form:
Shantaram (2003 novel)
this entity surface form:
Shantaram universe
this entity surface form:
Shantaram series
this entity surface form:
Shantaram (2003 novel)