The Chemistry of Tears
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The Chemistry of Tears is a 2012 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that intertwines themes of grief, technology, and obsession through the story of a museum conservator reconstructing a mysterious 19th-century automaton.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Chemistry of Tears canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5136573 — 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: The Chemistry of Tears Context triple: [Peter Carey, notableWork, The Chemistry of Tears]
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A.
Chemistry Imagined
Chemistry Imagined is a collaborative book by Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann that blends poetry, essays, and visual art to explore the creativity and human dimensions of chemistry.
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B.
Better Living Through Chemistry
Better Living Through Chemistry is the 1996 debut studio album by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, which helped define the big beat electronic music genre.
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C.
The Chemicals Between Us
"The Chemicals Between Us" is a 1999 alternative rock song by the British band Bush, known for its heavy, electronic-tinged sound and prominent radio airplay.
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D.
Tears
"Tears" is a 1937 jazz composition co-written and recorded by pioneering gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, known for its lyrical melody and prominent place in his repertoire.
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E.
The Chemistry of Paints and Painting
The Chemistry of Paints and Painting is a classic scientific and practical treatise that explains the composition, properties, and artistic use of paints and related materials.
- 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: The Chemistry of Tears Target entity description: The Chemistry of Tears is a 2012 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that intertwines themes of grief, technology, and obsession through the story of a museum conservator reconstructing a mysterious 19th-century automaton.
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A.
Chemistry Imagined
Chemistry Imagined is a collaborative book by Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann that blends poetry, essays, and visual art to explore the creativity and human dimensions of chemistry.
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B.
Better Living Through Chemistry
Better Living Through Chemistry is the 1996 debut studio album by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, which helped define the big beat electronic music genre.
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C.
The Chemicals Between Us
"The Chemicals Between Us" is a 1999 alternative rock song by the British band Bush, known for its heavy, electronic-tinged sound and prominent radio airplay.
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D.
Tears
"Tears" is a 1937 jazz composition co-written and recorded by pioneering gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, known for its lyrical melody and prominent place in his repertoire.
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E.
The Chemistry of Paints and Painting
The Chemistry of Paints and Painting is a classic scientific and practical treatise that explains the composition, properties, and artistic use of paints and related materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | Henry Brandling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Faber and Faber design team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | 19th-century automaton ⓘ |
| followedBy | Amnesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasDedication | to Alison Summers ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780571279974 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | PR9619.3.C36 C48 2012 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
clockwork
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water and tears ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 759914936 ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
automata
ⓘ
history of technology ⓘ museum conservation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardLonglisting | 2012 Man Booker Prize longlist ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | postmodern ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Catherine Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 288 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| plotElement | reconstruction of a mechanical duck automaton ⓘ |
| precededBy | Parrot and Olivier in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | museum conservator ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| theme |
faith and doubt
ⓘ
grief ⓘ love ⓘ mechanization ⓘ mourning ⓘ obsession ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
19th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| writtenByNationality | Australian author ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Chemistry of Tears Description of subject: The Chemistry of Tears is a 2012 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that intertwines themes of grief, technology, and obsession through the story of a museum conservator reconstructing a mysterious 19th-century automaton.
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