Always Coming Home
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Always Coming Home is a speculative, anthropological novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that imagines the future culture, myths, and daily life of a post-apocalyptic people in California’s Napa Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Always Coming Home canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799281 — 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: Always Coming Home Context triple: [Ursula K. Le Guin, notableWork, Always Coming Home]
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A.
Almost Home
Almost Home is an American sitcom starring Reagan Gomez-Preston that follows a young woman starting over in Los Angeles while pursuing her dreams.
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B.
Bring Him Home
"Bring Him Home" is a poignant solo ballad from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the character Jean Valjean as a prayer for the safety of the young revolutionary Marius.
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C.
Long Way Home
Long Way Home is a memoir by Cameron Douglas that chronicles his turbulent upbringing, struggles with addiction, and eventual path to recovery.
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D.
All the Way Home
"All the Way Home" is a song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*.
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E.
A Long Way from Home
"A Long Way from Home" is a memoir by Frances Spatz Leighton recounting her experiences and personal journey, often noted for its candid and engaging storytelling.
- 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: Always Coming Home Target entity description: Always Coming Home is a speculative, anthropological novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that imagines the future culture, myths, and daily life of a post-apocalyptic people in California’s Napa Valley.
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A.
Almost Home
Almost Home is an American sitcom starring Reagan Gomez-Preston that follows a young woman starting over in Los Angeles while pursuing her dreams.
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B.
Bring Him Home
"Bring Him Home" is a poignant solo ballad from the musical Les Misérables, sung by the character Jean Valjean as a prayer for the safety of the young revolutionary Marius.
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C.
Long Way Home
Long Way Home is a memoir by Cameron Douglas that chronicles his turbulent upbringing, struggles with addiction, and eventual path to recovery.
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D.
All the Way Home
"All the Way Home" is a song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*.
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E.
A Long Way from Home
"A Long Way from Home" is a memoir by Frances Spatz Leighton recounting her experiences and personal journey, often noted for its candid and engaging storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological fiction
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ speculative fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| contains |
glossary
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maps ⓘ myths ⓘ poetry ⓘ recipes ⓘ short stories ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | post-apocalyptic society ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
community
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ecology ⓘ feminism ⓘ non-industrial society ⓘ pacifism ⓘ relationship between humans and environment ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
daily life
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future culture ⓘ myths ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropological fiction
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post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasCompanionAudio | Music and Poetry of the Kesh ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Margaret Chodos-Irvine ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-06-015545-0 ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
fragmentary
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
fictional ethnography
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mixed media narrative ⓘ |
| mainPeopleDepicted | the Kesh ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | quasi-ethnographic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed worldbuilding
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experimental form ⓘ integration of text and invented culture ⓘ |
| partOf | Ursula K. Le Guin bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Napa Valley ⓘ |
| settingTime | far future ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Always Coming Home Description of subject: Always Coming Home is a speculative, anthropological novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that imagines the future culture, myths, and daily life of a post-apocalyptic people in California’s Napa Valley.
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