The Ice-Shirt
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The Ice-Shirt is a historical novel by William T. Vollmann that blends myth, saga, and experimental narrative to reimagine the Norse exploration and settlement of North America.
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| The Ice-Shirt canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ice-Shirt Context triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, The Ice-Shirt]
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The Cold and the Dark
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B.
Ateşten Gömlek
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C.
The Jacket
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D.
The Hothouse
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E.
Ourique
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- 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 Ice-Shirt Target entity description: The Ice-Shirt is a historical novel by William T. Vollmann that blends myth, saga, and experimental narrative to reimagine the Norse exploration and settlement of North America.
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A.
The Cold and the Dark
The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
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B.
Ateşten Gömlek
Ateşten Gömlek is a seminal Turkish novel depicting the struggles and sacrifices of individuals during the Turkish War of Independence.
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C.
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film blending elements of mystery and time distortion, starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley.
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D.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
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E.
Ourique
Ourique is a rural municipality in Portugal’s Alentejo region, known for its historical links to the legendary Battle of Ourique and its traditional agricultural landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | William T. Vollmann ⓘ |
| contains |
authorial commentary
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illustrations ⓘ maps ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fathers and Crows ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ metafiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-670-82309-2 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterGroup |
Norse explorers
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indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 400 pages ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
collision of cultures
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landscape and identity ⓘ myth-making ⓘ violence and conquest ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | blend of myth, saga, and experimental narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense, allusive prose
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mixing historical documents with fiction ⓘ reimagining Norse sagas ⓘ |
| partOf | North American historical cycle by William T. Vollmann ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| series | Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Viking Age ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Greenland
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Iceland ⓘ North America ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Norse exploration of North America
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Vinland sagas ⓘ colonial encounters ⓘ myth and history ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfComposition | 1980s ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
William T. Vollmann