Haroun and the Sea of Stories
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that follows a boy’s quest to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift of storytelling in a richly allegorical, imaginative world.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haroun and the Sea of Stories canonical | 30 |
| Haroun and the Sea of Stories universe | 3 |
| Haroun and Luka series | 1 |
| Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990 novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T234271 — 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: Haroun and the Sea of Stories Context triple: [Salman Rushdie, notableWork, Haroun and the Sea of Stories]
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A.
The Harafish
The Harafish is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that traces the rise and fall of a Cairo alley’s families across generations, blending mythic storytelling with social realism.
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B.
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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C.
Midnight's Children
"Midnight's Children" is a landmark postcolonial novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magical realism with Indian history around the time of independence and Partition.
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D.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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E.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
- 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: Haroun and the Sea of Stories Target entity description: Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that follows a boy’s quest to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift of storytelling in a richly allegorical, imaginative world.
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A.
The Harafish
The Harafish is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that traces the rise and fall of a Cairo alley’s families across generations, blending mythic storytelling with social realism.
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B.
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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C.
Midnight's Children
"Midnight's Children" is a landmark postcolonial novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magical realism with Indian history around the time of independence and Partition.
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D.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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E.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Haroun and the Sea of Stories Description of subject: Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that follows a boy’s quest to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift of storytelling in a richly allegorical, imaginative world.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Salman Rushdie
this entity surface form:
Haroun and the Sea of Stories universe
this entity surface form:
Haroun and the Sea of Stories universe
this entity surface form:
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990 novel)
this entity surface form:
Haroun and Luka series
this entity surface form:
Haroun and the Sea of Stories universe