The Harmony of the Spheres
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The Harmony of the Spheres is a short story by Salman Rushdie that blends myth, memory, and political turmoil in his characteristically magical-realist style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Harmony of the Spheres canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6919849 — 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 Harmony of the Spheres Context triple: [Salman Rushdie bibliography, includesWork, The Harmony of the Spheres]
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A.
Pythagorean harmony of the spheres
The Pythagorean harmony of the spheres is an ancient philosophical and cosmological concept proposing that the movements of celestial bodies produce a hidden, mathematically ordered music reflecting the harmony of the universe.
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B.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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C.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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D.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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E.
With the Grain of the Universe
With the Grain of the Universe is a theological work by Stanley Hauerwas that explores the nature and task of theology through engagement with figures like Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hans Frei.
- 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 Harmony of the Spheres Target entity description: The Harmony of the Spheres is a short story by Salman Rushdie that blends myth, memory, and political turmoil in his characteristically magical-realist style.
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A.
Pythagorean harmony of the spheres
The Pythagorean harmony of the spheres is an ancient philosophical and cosmological concept proposing that the movements of celestial bodies produce a hidden, mathematically ordered music reflecting the harmony of the universe.
-
B.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
-
C.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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D.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
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E.
With the Grain of the Universe
With the Grain of the Universe is a theological work by Stanley Hauerwas that explores the nature and task of theology through engagement with figures like Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hans Frei.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Indian-born British ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
mythological motifs
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political history ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTechnique |
blending of fantasy and reality
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically discussed in Rushdie scholarship ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | politically charged environment ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
history
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myth and storytelling ⓘ personal memory ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | magical realism ⓘ |
| narrativeElements |
memory
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myth ⓘ political turmoil ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCorpus | Salman Rushdie bibliography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Harmony of the Spheres Description of subject: The Harmony of the Spheres is a short story by Salman Rushdie that blends myth, memory, and political turmoil in his characteristically magical-realist style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.