My Century
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"My Century" is a 1999 book by Nobel Prize–winning author Günter Grass that presents a mosaic of 100 short pieces, each depicting a different year of the 20th century from diverse perspectives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mein Jahrhundert | 1 |
| My Century canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1369047 — 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: My Century Context triple: [Günter Grass, notableWork, My Century]
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A.
American Century
American Century is a concept coined by publisher Henry Luce to describe the 20th century as a period of dominant global influence and leadership by the United States.
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B.
The Celebration of the Century
The Celebration of the Century was the official motto of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, emphasizing the Games’ role in marking the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic movement.
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C.
Song of the Century
"Song of the Century" is a brief, atmospheric opening track by Green Day that serves as the prologue to their rock opera album *21st Century Breakdown*.
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D.
Chronicle
Chronicle is an early Christian universal history by Eusebius of Caesarea that synchronizes biblical events with secular historical timelines.
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E.
End of the Century
End of the Century is a 1980 studio album by the Ramones that marked their collaboration with producer Phil Spector and showcased a more polished, pop-influenced sound.
- 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: My Century Target entity description: "My Century" is a 1999 book by Nobel Prize–winning author Günter Grass that presents a mosaic of 100 short pieces, each depicting a different year of the 20th century from diverse perspectives.
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A.
American Century
American Century is a concept coined by publisher Henry Luce to describe the 20th century as a period of dominant global influence and leadership by the United States.
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B.
The Celebration of the Century
The Celebration of the Century was the official motto of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, emphasizing the Games’ role in marking the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic movement.
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C.
Song of the Century
"Song of the Century" is a brief, atmospheric opening track by Green Day that serves as the prologue to their rock opera album *21st Century Breakdown*.
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D.
Chronicle
Chronicle is an early Christian universal history by Eusebius of Caesarea that synchronizes biblical events with secular historical timelines.
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E.
End of the Century
End of the Century is a 1980 studio album by the Ramones that marked their collaboration with producer Phil Spector and showcased a more polished, pop-influenced sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Günter Grass ⓘ |
| authorNationality | German ⓘ |
| authorNobelPrize | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| authorNobelPrizeYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depictsCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-3-88243-623-8 ⓘ |
| hasPart | chapter for each year from 1900 to 1999 ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically discussed for its fragmented view of history ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | My Century (English translation) ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short prose pieces ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | mosaic of short pieces ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 100 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
My Century
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mein Jahrhundert
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| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher | Steidl Verlag ⓘ |
| settingTimeSpan | 1900–1999 ⓘ |
| subject |
20th-century politics
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European history ⓘ German history ⓘ everyday life in the 20th century ⓘ war and memory ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: My Century Description of subject: "My Century" is a 1999 book by Nobel Prize–winning author Günter Grass that presents a mosaic of 100 short pieces, each depicting a different year of the 20th century from diverse perspectives.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mein Jahrhundert