Strength in What Remains
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Strength in What Remains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the harrowing journey of a Burundian refugee rebuilding his life in the United States after surviving civil war and genocide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Strength in What Remains canonical | 1 |
| Strength in what remains behind | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4384719 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Strength in What Remains Context triple: [Tracy Kidder, notableWork, Strength in What Remains]
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A.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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B.
Things We Lost in the Fire
Things We Lost in the Fire is a critically acclaimed 2001 indie rock album by the American band Low, noted for its slowcore sound and atmospheric, emotionally intense songwriting.
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C.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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E.
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Till Human Voices Wake Us is a novel by Patti Davis that explores complex family dynamics, personal identity, and emotional awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Strength in What Remains Target entity description: Strength in What Remains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the harrowing journey of a Burundian refugee rebuilding his life in the United States after surviving civil war and genocide.
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A.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
-
B.
Things We Lost in the Fire
Things We Lost in the Fire is a critically acclaimed 2001 indie rock album by the American band Low, noted for its slowcore sound and atmospheric, emotionally intense songwriting.
-
C.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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D.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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E.
Till Human Voices Wake Us
Till Human Voices Wake Us is a novel by Patti Davis that explores complex family dynamics, personal identity, and emotional awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Tracy Kidder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Deogratias Niyizonkiza ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| describedAs | chronicle of a Burundian refugee rebuilding his life in the United States after civil war and genocide ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical literature
ⓘ
journalistic narrative ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-4000-6754-9 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ethnic violence in the African Great Lakes region
ⓘ
medical training and public health ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Deogratias Niyizonkiza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableAward | Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| partOf | Tracy Kidder bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mountains Beyond Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Burundian refugee experience
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civil war in Burundi ⓘ genocide ⓘ immigration to the United States ⓘ rebuilding life after trauma ⓘ |
| theme |
cross-cultural understanding
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humanitarianism ⓘ memory and trauma ⓘ refugees ⓘ resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ the American dream ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1990s
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Burundian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ early 21st century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strength in What Remains Description of subject: Strength in What Remains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder that chronicles the harrowing journey of a Burundian refugee rebuilding his life in the United States after surviving civil war and genocide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Splendour in the Grass
this entity surface form:
Strength in what remains behind