The Fortress of Solitude
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The Fortress of Solitude is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jonathan Lethem that explores race, friendship, and gentrification in 1970s–80s Brooklyn through the story of two boys bound by comic books, music, and a mysterious ring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fortress of Solitude canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3101107 — 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 Fortress of Solitude Context triple: [Jonathan Lethem, notableWork, The Fortress of Solitude]
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Edificio Metrópolis
Edificio Metrópolis is an iconic early 20th-century Beaux-Arts style building in Madrid, Spain, renowned for its ornate façade and black dome crowned by a winged statue.
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Sather Tower
Sather Tower is a prominent bell and clock tower on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its most recognizable landmarks.
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Hall of Memory
The Hall of Memory is the domed inner sanctum of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, housing the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier and intricate mosaics and stained glass honoring those who served and died in war.
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Vision Tower
Vision Tower is a prominent commercial skyscraper in Dubai known for its distinctive modern architecture and prime location in the Business Bay district.
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E.
Fortress of the Lord
Fortress of the Lord is the English meaning of the Georgian name "Uplistsikhe," an ancient rock-hewn town and archaeological site in eastern Georgia.
- 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 Fortress of Solitude Target entity description: The Fortress of Solitude is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jonathan Lethem that explores race, friendship, and gentrification in 1970s–80s Brooklyn through the story of two boys bound by comic books, music, and a mysterious ring.
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A.
Edificio Metrópolis
Edificio Metrópolis is an iconic early 20th-century Beaux-Arts style building in Madrid, Spain, renowned for its ornate façade and black dome crowned by a winged statue.
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B.
Sather Tower
Sather Tower is a prominent bell and clock tower on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its most recognizable landmarks.
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C.
Hall of Memory
The Hall of Memory is the domed inner sanctum of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, housing the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier and intricate mosaics and stained glass honoring those who served and died in war.
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D.
Vision Tower
Vision Tower is a prominent commercial skyscraper in Dubai known for its distinctive modern architecture and prime location in the Business Bay district.
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E.
Fortress of the Lord
Fortress of the Lord is the English meaning of the Georgian name "Uplistsikhe," an ancient rock-hewn town and archaeological site in eastern Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | musical theatre ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Itamar Moses
ⓘ
Michael Friedman ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Lethem ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family relationships
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friendship ⓘ gentrification ⓘ identity ⓘ popular culture ⓘ race ⓘ urban change ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
ⓘ
coming-of-age novel ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ urban fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Fortress of Solitude (stage musical) ⓘ |
| hasElement |
autobiographical elements
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magical realism ⓘ superhero imagery ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-385-50069-4 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brooklyn in the 1970s
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Brooklyn in the 1980s ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dylan Ebdus
ⓘ
Mingus Rude ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| motif |
a mysterious ring
ⓘ
comic books ⓘ music ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and fantasy
ⓘ
depiction of race relations in Brooklyn ⓘ detailed evocation of 1970s–80s popular culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 528 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fortress of Solitude Description of subject: The Fortress of Solitude is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jonathan Lethem that explores race, friendship, and gentrification in 1970s–80s Brooklyn through the story of two boys bound by comic books, music, and a mysterious ring.
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Jonathan Lethem