To a God Unknown
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To a God Unknown is an early novel by John Steinbeck that explores themes of faith, nature, and mysticism through the life of a homesteader in rural California.
All labels observed (1)
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| To a God Unknown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4123369 — 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: To a God Unknown Context triple: [Tortilla Flat, followsInAuthorBibliography, To a God Unknown]
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A.
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
A Song Flung Up to Heaven is Maya Angelou’s sixth autobiographical volume, chronicling her experiences during the turbulent years surrounding the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
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B.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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C.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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D.
Here and Heaven
"Here and Heaven" is a collaborative acoustic track blending classical, bluegrass, and folk influences, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile on their genre-crossing album The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
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E.
Nothing's Sacred
"Nothing's Sacred" is a comedic memoir by stand-up comedian Lewis Black, in which he recounts his life, career, and irreverent views on politics 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: To a God Unknown Target entity description: To a God Unknown is an early novel by John Steinbeck that explores themes of faith, nature, and mysticism through the life of a homesteader in rural California.
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A.
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
A Song Flung Up to Heaven is Maya Angelou’s sixth autobiographical volume, chronicling her experiences during the turbulent years surrounding the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
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B.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
-
C.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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D.
Here and Heaven
"Here and Heaven" is a collaborative acoustic track blending classical, bluegrass, and folk influences, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile on their genre-crossing album The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
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E.
Nothing's Sacred
"Nothing's Sacred" is a comedic memoir by stand-up comedian Lewis Black, in which he recounts his life, career, and irreverent views on politics and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | Tortilla Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Burton Wayne
ⓘ
Elizabeth ⓘ Joseph Wayne ⓘ Rama ⓘ Thomas Wayne ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0140187515 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 240 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christianity
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agrarian life ⓘ drought ⓘ homesteading ⓘ pagan beliefs ⓘ |
| languageStyle | lyrical ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joseph Wayne ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Steinbeck’s interest in nature
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exploration of religious symbolism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
John Steinbeck
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surface form:
John Steinbeck bibliography
|
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Pastures of Heaven ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert O. Ballou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
rural California ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
ⓘ
family ⓘ land and ownership ⓘ mysticism ⓘ nature ⓘ paganism ⓘ relationship between humans and nature ⓘ religion ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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