After Dark
E439673
After Dark is a surreal, nocturnal novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines the lives of several Tokyo residents over the course of a single night.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| After Dark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4451633 — 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: After Dark Context triple: [Haruki Murakami, notableWork, After Dark]
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A.
Long After Dark
Long After Dark is a 1982 rock album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that features a more polished, radio-friendly sound and includes the hit single "You Got Lucky."
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B.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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C.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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D.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
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E.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
- 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: After Dark Target entity description: After Dark is a surreal, nocturnal novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines the lives of several Tokyo residents over the course of a single night.
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A.
Long After Dark
Long After Dark is a 1982 rock album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that features a more polished, radio-friendly sound and includes the hit single "You Got Lucky."
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B.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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C.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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D.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
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E.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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magical realism ⓘ nocturnal fiction ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation |
Kaoru is a love hotel manager
NERFINISHED
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Shirakawa is an office worker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship | Mari Asai is Eri Asai’s younger sister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
Eri Asai is beautiful and withdrawn
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Mari Asai is introspective NERFINISHED ⓘ Takahashi is a jazz trombonist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
mirrors
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music ⓘ night cityscape ⓘ television screen ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | interwoven storylines ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Denny’s-like restaurant
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family home ⓘ love hotel ⓘ |
| hasTemporalSetting |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasTemporalStructure | real-time progression ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
minimalist prose
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surreal imagery ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eri Asai
NERFINISHED
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Kaoru NERFINISHED ⓘ Mari Asai NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Takahashi Tetsuya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | single night ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dreams and reality
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interconnected lives ⓘ nightlife ⓘ surveillance and observation ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: After Dark Description of subject: After Dark is a surreal, nocturnal novel by Haruki Murakami that intertwines the lives of several Tokyo residents over the course of a single night.
Referenced by (1)
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