Notturno indiano
E335838
Notturno indiano is a short, atmospheric novel by Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi that follows a man's nocturnal, dreamlike journey across India in search of a missing friend.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Notturno indiano canonical | 2 |
| Indian Nocturne | 1 |
| Nocturne indien (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3207426 — 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: Notturno indiano Context triple: [Antonio Tabucchi, notableWork, Notturno indiano]
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A.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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B.
Panchakki
Panchakki is a historic 17th-century water mill and garden complex in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, renowned for its ingenious underground water channel system and association with Sufi saint Baba Shah Musafir.
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C.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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D.
Ranchipur
Ranchipur is the fictional Indian princely city that serves as the central backdrop for Louis Bromfield’s novel and its film adaptation "The Rains Came."
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E.
Karthika Deepam
Karthika Deepam is a prominent Hindu festival, especially in South India, celebrated with rows of oil lamps and special worship of Lord Shiva and light.
- 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: Notturno indiano Target entity description: Notturno indiano is a short, atmospheric novel by Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi that follows a man's nocturnal, dreamlike journey across India in search of a missing friend.
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A.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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B.
Panchakki
Panchakki is a historic 17th-century water mill and garden complex in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, renowned for its ingenious underground water channel system and association with Sufi saint Baba Shah Musafir.
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C.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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D.
Ranchipur
Ranchipur is the fictional Indian princely city that serves as the central backdrop for Louis Bromfield’s novel and its film adaptation "The Rains Came."
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E.
Karthika Deepam
Karthika Deepam is a prominent Hindu festival, especially in South India, celebrated with rows of oil lamps and special worship of Lord Shiva and light.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Alain Corneau ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Antonio Tabucchi ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ search for self ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery fiction
ⓘ
novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Notturno indiano
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nocturne indien (film)
|
| hasMotif |
disappearance
ⓘ
dream versus reality ⓘ encounters with strangers ⓘ nocturnal journey ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGoal | search for a missing friend ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Notturno indiano
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Nocturne
|
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of Antonio Tabucchi's best-known works ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unidentified European man ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
atmospheric
ⓘ
dreamlike ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Italy ⓘ |
| setting |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
Goa ⓘ India ⓘ Madras, India ⓘ
surface form:
Madras
|
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Greek ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Notturno indiano Description of subject: Notturno indiano is a short, atmospheric novel by Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi that follows a man's nocturnal, dreamlike journey across India in search of a missing friend.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Antonio Tabucchi
this entity surface form:
Nocturne indien (film)
this entity surface form:
Indian Nocturne