The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away
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The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away is a novella by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe that blends dark humor and political allegory in its portrayal of memory, illness, and postwar Japanese society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away Context triple: [Kenzaburō Ōe, notableWork, The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away]
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A.
The Sky Is Crying
"The Sky Is Crying" is a posthumously released blues album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, showcasing his powerful guitar work and emotional interpretations of classic and original material.
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B.
Tears and Rain
"Tears and Rain" is a song by James Blunt from his debut album *Back to Bedlam*, known for its melancholic lyrics and soft rock style.
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C.
So Many Tears
"So Many Tears" is a reflective and emotionally charged song by Tupac Shakur that explores themes of pain, loss, and inner turmoil.
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D.
Songs of Surrender
Songs of Surrender is a 2023 album by Irish rock band U2 featuring reimagined and stripped-down versions of songs from across their catalog.
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E.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away Target entity description: The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away is a novella by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe that blends dark humor and political allegory in its portrayal of memory, illness, and postwar Japanese society.
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A.
The Sky Is Crying
"The Sky Is Crying" is a posthumously released blues album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, showcasing his powerful guitar work and emotional interpretations of classic and original material.
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B.
Tears and Rain
"Tears and Rain" is a song by James Blunt from his debut album *Back to Bedlam*, known for its melancholic lyrics and soft rock style.
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C.
So Many Tears
"So Many Tears" is a reflective and emotionally charged song by Tupac Shakur that explores themes of pain, loss, and inner turmoil.
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D.
Songs of Surrender
Songs of Surrender is a 2023 album by Irish rock band U2 featuring reimagined and stripped-down versions of songs from across their catalog.
-
E.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| addresses |
Emperor system in Japan
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Japanese militarism ⓘ family relationships ⓘ political fanaticism ⓘ the legacy of World War II in Japan ⓘ |
| author | Kenzaburō Ōe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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novella ⓘ political allegory ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
doctor
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domineering mother ⓘ hospitalized protagonist ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
family myth-making
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fantasy versus reality ⓘ illness and medical treatment ⓘ political delusion ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFeatures |
nonlinear narrative
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
experimental
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interweaving memory and hallucination ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Emperor worship
ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ war memory ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTone |
satirical
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tragicomic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
illness
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memory ⓘ postwar Japanese society ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of dark humor and political allegory
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critique of postwar Japanese society ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Kenzaburō Ōe's postwar fiction corpus ⓘ |
| setting | postwar Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away Description of subject: The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away is a novella by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe that blends dark humor and political allegory in its portrayal of memory, illness, and postwar Japanese society.
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