Mao Dun Literature Prize
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The Mao Dun Literature Prize is one of China’s most prestigious literary awards, given for outstanding full-length novels in modern Chinese literature.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mao Dun Literature Prize canonical | 2 |
| Mao Dun Literature Prize (for drama, honorary/related recognition) | 1 |
| Mao Dun Literature Prize committee | 1 |
| National Excellent Novel Award | 1 |
| 茅盾文学奖 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3308636 — 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: Mao Dun Literature Prize Context triple: [Liang Xiaosheng, awardReceived, Mao Dun Literature Prize]
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A.
Yomiuri Prize for Literature
The Yomiuri Prize for Literature is a prestigious Japanese literary award established by the Yomiuri Shimbun to honor outstanding works of fiction, drama, poetry, criticism, and scholarship.
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B.
Tanizaki Prize
The Tanizaki Prize is a prestigious Japanese literary award given annually for outstanding works of fiction or drama.
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C.
Akutagawa Prize
The Akutagawa Prize is one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards, given biannually to emerging authors of serious fiction.
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D.
Pearl S. Buck Award
The Pearl S. Buck Award is an honor recognizing individuals for their humanitarian efforts and contributions to cross-cultural understanding, in the spirit of the American author and Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck.
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E.
Asahi Prize
The Asahi Prize is a prestigious Japanese award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as academics, arts, and culture.
- 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: Mao Dun Literature Prize Target entity description: The Mao Dun Literature Prize is one of China’s most prestigious literary awards, given for outstanding full-length novels in modern Chinese literature.
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A.
Yomiuri Prize for Literature
The Yomiuri Prize for Literature is a prestigious Japanese literary award established by the Yomiuri Shimbun to honor outstanding works of fiction, drama, poetry, criticism, and scholarship.
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B.
Tanizaki Prize
The Tanizaki Prize is a prestigious Japanese literary award given annually for outstanding works of fiction or drama.
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C.
Akutagawa Prize
The Akutagawa Prize is one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards, given biannually to emerging authors of serious fiction.
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D.
Pearl S. Buck Award
The Pearl S. Buck Award is an honor recognizing individuals for their humanitarian efforts and contributions to cross-cultural understanding, in the spirit of the American author and Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck.
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E.
Asahi Prize
The Asahi Prize is a prestigious Japanese award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as academics, arts, and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese literary award
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literary award ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
modern Chinese literature
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outstanding full-length novels ⓘ |
| awardLevel | national ⓘ |
| awardScope | national Chinese-language novels ⓘ |
| category | single category for long novels ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Republic of China
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| culturalSignificance | benchmark for achievement in contemporary Chinese novel writing ⓘ |
| eligibility |
full-length novels written in Chinese
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works of mainland Chinese authors ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Chinese government cultural authorities ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1982 ⓘ |
| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| genre | novel ⓘ |
| hasAwardCycleLength | approximately four years ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print literature ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Chinese ⓘ |
| location | Beijing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mao Dun ⓘ |
| namedForEponymNationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfEponym | writer ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
emphasis on literary quality and social impact
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focus on realism and reflection of contemporary Chinese society ⓘ |
| officialNameInChinese |
Mao Dun Literature Prize
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
茅盾文学奖
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| organizer | Chinese Writers Association ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Chinese Writers Association ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage the creation of outstanding long novels
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to honor Mao Dun’s contribution to modern Chinese literature ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Lu Xun Literature Prize
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Mao Dun Literature Prize self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Excellent Novel Award
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| selectionCriteria |
artistic achievement
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ideological depth ⓘ social influence ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
final decision by a jury organized by the Chinese Writers Association
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recommendation and evaluation by literary experts and writers ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most prestigious literary awards in China ⓘ |
| sponsor | Chinese Writers Association ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | novels published in the previous award cycle ⓘ |
| typeOfWorkRecognized | published novels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mao Dun Literature Prize Description of subject: The Mao Dun Literature Prize is one of China’s most prestigious literary awards, given for outstanding full-length novels in modern Chinese literature.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mao Dun Literature Prize (for drama, honorary/related recognition)
this entity surface form:
National Excellent Novel Award
Mao Dun Literature Prize
→
officialNameInChinese
→
Mao Dun Literature Prize
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
茅盾文学奖
subject surface form:
The World (novel)
subject surface form:
The World (novel)
this entity surface form:
Mao Dun Literature Prize committee