The Valley of Bones
E541592
The Valley of Bones is a novel in Anthony Powell’s multi-volume sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time," focusing on British army life during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Valley of Bones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5711530 — 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 Valley of Bones Context triple: [Anthony Powell, notableWork, The Valley of Bones]
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A.
Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a scenic rock formation area on the slopes of Mount Demerdzhi in Crimea, famed for its bizarre, human-like stone pillars and often misty, atmospheric landscape.
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B.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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C.
Valley of Blood
Valley of Blood is the literal meaning of the name "Khunjerab," a high mountain pass on the border between Pakistan and China known for its dramatic terrain and historical peril.
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D.
Gulf of Bone
The Gulf of Bone is a large bay on the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.
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E.
Kingdom of Bone
The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
- 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 Valley of Bones Target entity description: The Valley of Bones is a novel in Anthony Powell’s multi-volume sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time," focusing on British army life during World War II.
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A.
Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a scenic rock formation area on the slopes of Mount Demerdzhi in Crimea, famed for its bizarre, human-like stone pillars and often misty, atmospheric landscape.
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B.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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C.
Valley of Blood
Valley of Blood is the literal meaning of the name "Khunjerab," a high mountain pass on the border between Pakistan and China known for its dramatic terrain and historical peril.
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D.
Gulf of Bone
The Gulf of Bone is a large bay on the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.
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E.
Kingdom of Bone
The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
transition from civilian to military life
ⓘ
wartime Britain ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bithel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Pennistone NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Widmerpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowland Gwatkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Soldier’s Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
war novel ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySeries | A Dance to the Music of Time – Second Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
comic realism
ⓘ
social satire ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
British army life during World War II
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bureaucracy and hierarchy ⓘ social class in the military ⓘ |
| movementWithinSeries | first novel of the war trilogy within A Dance to the Music of Time ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Nicholas Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuation of long-running character arcs in A Dance to the Music of Time
ⓘ
detailed portrayal of British officer training units ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | A Dance to the Music of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Nicholas Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | seventh volume of A Dance to the Music of Time ⓘ |
| setting | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | biblical allusion to the Valley of Dry Bones in the Book of Ezekiel ⓘ |
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Subject: The Valley of Bones Description of subject: The Valley of Bones is a novel in Anthony Powell’s multi-volume sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time," focusing on British army life during World War II.
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