The Riddle of Scheherazade
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The Riddle of Scheherazade is a puzzle book by logician Raymond Smullyan that presents logic problems and paradoxes framed within the tales of the Arabian Nights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Riddle of Scheherazade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1835354 — 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: The Riddle of Scheherazade Context triple: [Raymond Smullyan, notableWork, The Riddle of Scheherazade]
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A.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
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B.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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C.
The Zahir
The Zahir is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of obsession, love, and spiritual self-discovery through the story of a writer searching for his missing wife.
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D.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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E.
The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
"The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad" is a famous framed tale within the medieval Arabic collection One Thousand and One Nights, known for its intricate storytelling, humor, and intertwining narratives of mystery and romance.
- 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: The Riddle of Scheherazade Target entity description: The Riddle of Scheherazade is a puzzle book by logician Raymond Smullyan that presents logic problems and paradoxes framed within the tales of the Arabian Nights.
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A.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
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B.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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C.
The Zahir
The Zahir is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of obsession, love, and spiritual self-discovery through the story of a writer searching for his missing wife.
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D.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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E.
The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
"The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad" is a famous framed tale within the medieval Arabic collection One Thousand and One Nights, known for its intricate storytelling, humor, and intertwining narratives of mystery and romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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logic puzzle collection ⓘ puzzle book ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Smullyan ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Arabian Nights
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surface form:
One Thousand and One Nights
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalObjective |
develop problem‑solving skills
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illustrate logical paradoxes ⓘ teach logical reasoning ⓘ |
| genre |
logic
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puzzle ⓘ recreational mathematics ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
logician
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mathematician ⓘ puzzle designer ⓘ |
| hasPart |
knights and knaves puzzles
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logic puzzles ⓘ logical tales ⓘ paradoxes ⓘ self‑referential puzzles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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puzzle enthusiasts ⓘ students of logic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Scheherazade ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | stories told by Scheherazade ⓘ |
| nonfiction | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Raymond Smullyan bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Lady or the Tiger?
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To Mock a Mockingbird ⓘ What Is the Name of This Book? ⓘ |
| setting |
The Arabian Nights
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surface form:
Arabian Nights
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| style |
didactic
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humorous ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| subject |
logic
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paradox ⓘ problem solving ⓘ reasoning ⓘ |
| theme |
logical consistency
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self‑reference ⓘ truth and falsehood ⓘ |
| uses | storytelling to present logical problems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Riddle of Scheherazade Description of subject: The Riddle of Scheherazade is a puzzle book by logician Raymond Smullyan that presents logic problems and paradoxes framed within the tales of the Arabian Nights.
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