Fire on the Mountain
E441392
Fire on the Mountain is a critically acclaimed novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores themes of isolation, memory, and female subjectivity in a quiet Himalayan hill town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fire on the Mountain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4462750 — 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: Fire on the Mountain Context triple: [Anita Desai, notableWork, Fire on the Mountain]
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A.
Fire on the Mountain
"Fire on the Mountain" is a popular Grateful Dead song known for its extended live improvisations and distinctive, hypnotic groove.
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B.
Thunder on the Mountain
"Thunder on the Mountain" is an energetic, blues-rock opening track by Bob Dylan that showcases his late-career lyrical wit and driving rhythm.
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C.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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E.
The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
- 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: Fire on the Mountain Target entity description: Fire on the Mountain is a critically acclaimed novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores themes of isolation, memory, and female subjectivity in a quiet Himalayan hill town.
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A.
Fire on the Mountain
"Fire on the Mountain" is a popular Grateful Dead song known for its extended live improvisations and distinctive, hypnotic groove.
-
B.
Thunder on the Mountain
"Thunder on the Mountain" is an energetic, blues-rock opening track by Bob Dylan that showcases his late-career lyrical wit and driving rhythm.
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C.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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D.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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E.
The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
aging
ⓘ
domestic life ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ solitude ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ila Das
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanda Kaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Raka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780706904870 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 150 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Nanda Kaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial Indian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
female subjectivity
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | inner lives of women ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Heinemann African Writers Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vikas Publishing House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Himachal Pradesh (implied) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Himalayan hill town ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
ⓘ
quiet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fire on the Mountain Description of subject: Fire on the Mountain is a critically acclaimed novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores themes of isolation, memory, and female subjectivity in a quiet Himalayan hill town.
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