Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
E621548
"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a seminal short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores an elaborate fictional world and the blurred boundaries between reality, invention, and encyclopedic knowledge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6827603 — 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: Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius Context triple: [Ficciones, hasPart, Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]
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A.
El Aleph
El Aleph is a celebrated short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores infinity, perception, and the nature of reality through the discovery of a point in space that contains all other points.
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B.
Babel Tower
"Babel Tower" is a 1996 novel by A. S. Byatt that intricately weaves themes of language, law, and personal freedom within a richly detailed portrayal of 1960s England.
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C.
The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans is a semi-autobiographical Beat Generation novel by Jack Kerouac that portrays a brief, intense love affair set against the bohemian jazz scene of 1950s San Francisco.
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D.
Macunaíma
Macunaíma is a landmark Brazilian modernist novel that blends folklore, satire, and experimental language to portray a shape-shifting antihero and explore the formation of Brazilian national identity.
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E.
L’Innommable
L’Innommable is a 1953 novel by Samuel Beckett, written in French, that presents a fragmented, introspective monologue exploring identity, existence, and the limits of language.
- 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: Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius Target entity description: "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a seminal short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores an elaborate fictional world and the blurred boundaries between reality, invention, and encyclopedic knowledge.
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A.
El Aleph
El Aleph is a celebrated short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores infinity, perception, and the nature of reality through the discovery of a point in space that contains all other points.
-
B.
Babel Tower
"Babel Tower" is a 1996 novel by A. S. Byatt that intricately weaves themes of language, law, and personal freedom within a richly detailed portrayal of 1960s England.
-
C.
The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans is a semi-autobiographical Beat Generation novel by Jack Kerouac that portrays a brief, intense love affair set against the bohemian jazz scene of 1950s San Francisco.
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D.
Macunaíma
Macunaíma is a landmark Brazilian modernist novel that blends folklore, satire, and experimental language to portray a shape-shifting antihero and explore the formation of Brazilian national identity.
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E.
L’Innommable
L’Innommable is a 1953 novel by Samuel Beckett, written in French, that presents a fragmented, introspective monologue exploring identity, existence, and the limits of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metafiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
creation of worlds through description
ⓘ
encyclopedic knowledge ⓘ idealism ⓘ language and reality ⓘ reality and fiction ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalPlace |
Tlön
NERFINISHED
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Uqbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSecretSociety | Orbis Tertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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metafiction ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bioy Casares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalWorkWithinWork |
Anglo-American Cyclopaedia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
encyclopedia of Tlön NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Berkeley
NERFINISHED
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encyclopedic tradition ⓘ idealist philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
magic realism
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| motif |
forged reference works
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imaginary encyclopedia ⓘ labyrinth ⓘ mirror ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narratorCharacterName | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator |
Anthony Kerrigan
NERFINISHED
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James E. Irby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blurring boundaries between reality and invention
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detailed description of a fictional world ⓘ influence on postmodern literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Ficciones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| setIn | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedIntoLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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