El libro de arena
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El libro de arena is a collection of fantastical and philosophical short stories by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that explores infinity, identity, and the nature of reality.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El libro de arena canonical | 1 |
| El libro de arena (cuento) | 1 |
| The Book of Sand | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1369110 — 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: El libro de arena Context triple: [Jorge Luis Borges, notableWork, El libro de arena]
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A.
La Higuera
La Higuera is a small rural commune and village in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, known for its clear skies, coastal landscapes, and proximity to astronomical observatories.
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B.
House of the Book
House of the Book is the former name of the historic Singer House, an iconic early 20th-century Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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C.
La Edad de Oro
La Edad de Oro is a 19th-century Spanish-language magazine and collection of stories and essays for children written by José Martí, aimed at educating and inspiring young Latin Americans.
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D.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
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E.
La Ciudad Blanca
La Ciudad Blanca is the popular nickname of Arequipa, a major Peruvian city famed for its white volcanic-stone architecture and historic colonial center.
- 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: El libro de arena Target entity description: El libro de arena is a collection of fantastical and philosophical short stories by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that explores infinity, identity, and the nature of reality.
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A.
La Higuera
La Higuera is a small rural commune and village in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, known for its clear skies, coastal landscapes, and proximity to astronomical observatories.
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B.
House of the Book
House of the Book is the former name of the historic Singer House, an iconic early 20th-century Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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C.
La Edad de Oro
La Edad de Oro is a 19th-century Spanish-language magazine and collection of stories and essays for children written by José Martí, aimed at educating and inspiring young Latin Americans.
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D.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
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E.
La Ciudad Blanca
La Ciudad Blanca is the popular nickname of Arequipa, a major Peruvian city famed for its white volcanic-stone architecture and historic colonial center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Argentine ⓘ |
| containsSelfReferentialElements | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantastical fiction
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasForm |
book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Latin American postmodern literature
ⓘ
contemporary speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Avelino Arredondo
ⓘ
Congress of the Union ⓘ
surface form:
El Congreso
El disco ⓘ El espejo y la máscara ⓘ El libro de arena self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
El libro de arena (cuento)
The Other ⓘ
surface form:
El otro
El soborno ⓘ La secta del Fénix ⓘ There Are More Things ⓘ Ulrica ⓘ Undr ⓘ Utopía de un hombre que está cansado ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
magic realism
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
books and reading
ⓘ
identity ⓘ infinity ⓘ labyrinths ⓘ metafiction ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ time ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Jorge Luis Borges ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorLatePeriod | yes ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| publisher | Emecé Editores ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
El libro de arena
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Book of Sand
|
| usesMotif |
books within books
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dreams ⓘ infinite objects ⓘ mirrors ⓘ paradoxes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: El libro de arena Description of subject: El libro de arena is a collection of fantastical and philosophical short stories by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges that explores infinity, identity, and the nature of reality.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
El libro de arena (cuento)
this entity surface form:
The Book of Sand