The Western Lands
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The Western Lands is a 1987 novel by William S. Burroughs that explores death, immortality, and Egyptian mythology through a fragmented, experimental narrative style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Western Lands canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2894266 — 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 Western Lands Context triple: [William S. Burroughs, notableWork, The Western Lands]
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A.
Chosen Land
Chosen Land is the English rendering of the Filipino phrase "Lupang Hinirang," referring to the Philippines as a beloved and honored homeland.
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B.
Unassigned Lands
Unassigned Lands were a central region in present-day Oklahoma that, unlike surrounding areas reserved for specific tribes, was opened to non-Native settlement in the late 19th century, notably through the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889.
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C.
Into the West
"Into the West" is an Oscar-winning song from the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," known for its emotional farewell theme and performance by Annie Lennox.
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D.
Land of Promise
Land of Promise is the official nickname of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria, highlighting its rich natural resources and developmental potential.
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E.
Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
- 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 Western Lands Target entity description: The Western Lands is a 1987 novel by William S. Burroughs that explores death, immortality, and Egyptian mythology through a fragmented, experimental narrative style.
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A.
Chosen Land
Chosen Land is the English rendering of the Filipino phrase "Lupang Hinirang," referring to the Philippines as a beloved and honored homeland.
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B.
Unassigned Lands
Unassigned Lands were a central region in present-day Oklahoma that, unlike surrounding areas reserved for specific tribes, was opened to non-Native settlement in the late 19th century, notably through the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889.
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C.
Into the West
"Into the West" is an Oscar-winning song from the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," known for its emotional farewell theme and performance by Annie Lennox.
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D.
Land of Promise
Land of Promise is the official nickname of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria, highlighting its rich natural resources and developmental potential.
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E.
Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Robert F. Giusti ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
fear of death
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nature of consciousness ⓘ possibility of eternal life ⓘ |
| followedBy | none ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Burroughs-like narrator
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Kim Carsons ⓘ William Seward Hall ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
reincarnation
ⓘ
satire of bureaucracy ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
addiction
ⓘ
myth and religion ⓘ political control ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Book of the Dead
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surface form:
ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
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| isbn | 0-670-81568-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Ancient Egyptian religion
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surface form:
Egyptian mythology
afterlife ⓘ death ⓘ immortality ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
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fragmented ⓘ nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor | late-career summation of Burroughs’ themes ⓘ |
| pageCount | 287 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Cities of the Red Night
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surface form:
The Red Night Trilogy
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| precededBy | The Place of Dead Roads ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
|
| seriesPosition | third volume ⓘ |
| setting | Egyptian afterlife ⓘ |
| styleFeature |
cut-up influenced prose
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intertextual references ⓘ shifts in perspective ⓘ |
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Subject: The Western Lands Description of subject: The Western Lands is a 1987 novel by William S. Burroughs that explores death, immortality, and Egyptian mythology through a fragmented, experimental narrative style.
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