A Time of Changes
E201082
A Time of Changes is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of identity, emotional repression, and social taboo in a distant future society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Time of Changes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1804799 — 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: A Time of Changes Context triple: [Robert Silverberg, notableWork, A Time of Changes]
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A.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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B.
Things Done Changed
"Things Done Changed" is the reflective opening track on The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, contrasting his harsh past experiences with his newfound success and the changing realities of street life.
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C.
A Time to Love
A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder that blends soul, R&B, and socially conscious themes, featuring collaborations with artists like India.Arie and Prince.
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D.
Everything Changes
"Everything Changes" is a hit pop song by British boy band Take That, released in 1994 as the title track from their second studio album.
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E.
In Our Time
"In Our Time" is the English title of the 1965 Second Vatican Council declaration *Nostra Aetate*, which transformed the Catholic Church’s relations with non-Christian religions, especially Judaism.
- 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: A Time of Changes Target entity description: A Time of Changes is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of identity, emotional repression, and social taboo in a distant future society.
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A.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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B.
Things Done Changed
"Things Done Changed" is the reflective opening track on The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, contrasting his harsh past experiences with his newfound success and the changing realities of street life.
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C.
A Time to Love
A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder that blends soul, R&B, and socially conscious themes, featuring collaborations with artists like India.Arie and Prince.
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D.
Everything Changes
"Everything Changes" is a hit pop song by British boy band Take That, released in 1994 as the title track from their second studio album.
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E.
In Our Time
"In Our Time" is the English title of the 1965 Second Vatican Council declaration *Nostra Aetate*, which transformed the Catholic Church’s relations with non-Christian religions, especially Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert Silverberg ⓘ |
| awarded | Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| awardYear |
Nebula Award for Best Novel
ⓘ
surface form:
1972 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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| centralConflict | individual self-expression versus societal norms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Bob Pepper ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
confessional culture
ⓘ
prohibition of self-reference ⓘ telepathic drug use ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780380005166 ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrTaglineInText | “In our world there are no I’s.” ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 190 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
emotional repression
ⓘ
identity ⓘ social taboo ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kinnall Darival ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalMediaType |
paperback
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Silverberg bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | alienated nobleman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Avon Books ⓘ |
| setting | distant future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Time of Changes Description of subject: A Time of Changes is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of identity, emotional repression, and social taboo in a distant future society.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.