The Telling
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The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Telling canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799286 — 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 Telling Context triple: [Ursula K. Le Guin, notableWork, The Telling]
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A.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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B.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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C.
The Gift
The Gift is a fertile northern territory in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, lying just south of the Wall and historically granted to the Night's Watch to support its upkeep.
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D.
The Gift
The Gift is a 2000 supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, centered on a Southern clairvoyant whose psychic visions entangle her in a murder investigation.
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E.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
- 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 Telling Target entity description: The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
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A.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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B.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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C.
The Gift
The Gift is a 2000 supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, centered on a Southern clairvoyant whose psychic visions entangle her in a murder investigation.
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D.
The Gift
The Gift is a fertile northern territory in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, lying just south of the Wall and historically granted to the Night's Watch to support its upkeep.
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E.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hainish Cycle work
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| award | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel nomination ⓘ |
| containsElement |
anthropological observation
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philosophical reflection ⓘ political allegory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Eric Drooker ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between secular technocracy and tradition
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impact of state ideology on culture ⓘ role of stories in preserving identity ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Birthday of the World and Other Stories ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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social science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-15-100567-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | feminist science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sutty ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of cultural erasure
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integration of myth and narrative theory ⓘ |
| pages | 264 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ekumen setting ⓘ |
| precededBy | Four Ways to Forgiveness ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Ekumen observer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
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surface form:
Harcourt
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| publisherImprint |
Harcourt Brace & World
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surface form:
Harcourt Brace
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| series | Hainish Cycle ⓘ |
| setInFictionalPlanet | Akkad ⓘ |
| settingType | dystopian society ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarianism
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censorship ⓘ clash between tradition and modernity ⓘ colonialism ⓘ cultural memory ⓘ cultural suppression ⓘ language and power ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ resistance ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| universe |
Hainish Cycle
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surface form:
Hainish universe
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Subject: The Telling Description of subject: The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
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