By the Sea
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"By the Sea" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and displacement through the intertwined stories of refugees from Zanzibar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| By the Sea canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3940449 — 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: By the Sea Context triple: [Abdulrazak Gurnah, notableWork, By the Sea]
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A.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
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B.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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C.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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D.
At Sea
"At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
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E.
Home from the Sea
"Home from the Sea" is a painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes, reflecting his characteristic romantic and detailed style.
- 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: By the Sea Target entity description: "By the Sea" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and displacement through the intertwined stories of refugees from Zanzibar.
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A.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
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B.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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C.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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D.
At Sea
"At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
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E.
Home from the Sea
"Home from the Sea" is a painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes, reflecting his characteristic romantic and detailed style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Abdulrazak Gurnah ⓘ |
| authorNobelPrizeInLiteratureYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
construction of personal narratives
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impact of colonialism on personal lives ⓘ tension between past and present ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Latif Mahmud
ⓘ
Saleh Omar ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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postcolonial fiction ⓘ refugee literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
borders
ⓘ
documents and papers ⓘ language and translation ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Zanzibari diaspora
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asylum seekers ⓘ betrayal ⓘ cross-cultural encounter ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ refugees ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary African literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
colonial legacy
ⓘ
displacement ⓘ exile ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ migration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
dual narrative
ⓘ
nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex characterization of refugees
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portrayal of asylum process in the UK ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 320 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Abdulrazak Gurnah bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing ⓘ |
| setting |
English seaside town
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United Kingdom ⓘ Zanzibar ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenByNobelLaureate | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: By the Sea Description of subject: "By the Sea" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and displacement through the intertwined stories of refugees from Zanzibar.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Abdulrazak Gurnah