Against the Day
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Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Against the Day canonical | 4 |
| Against the Day universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T505741 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Day Context triple: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Against the Day]
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Gaslight Anthem
Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Jersey known for its heartland punk sound, blue-collar storytelling, and frequent comparisons to Bruce Springsteen.
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Dawes
Dawes is an American folk-rock band known for its Laurel Canyon-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
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Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band known for its grand, orchestral sound, emotionally charged lyrics, and critically acclaimed albums like "Funeral" and "The Suburbs."
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Chief Weasel
Chief Weasel is a villainous, scheming weasel who leads a gang of stoats and weasels in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."
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Blind Melon
Blind Melon is an American alternative rock band best known for their early 1990s hit "No Rain" and their distinctive blend of psychedelic and folk-influenced rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against the Day Target entity description: Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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A.
Gaslight Anthem
Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Jersey known for its heartland punk sound, blue-collar storytelling, and frequent comparisons to Bruce Springsteen.
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B.
Dawes
Dawes is an American folk-rock band known for its Laurel Canyon-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
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C.
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band known for its grand, orchestral sound, emotionally charged lyrics, and critically acclaimed albums like "Funeral" and "The Suburbs."
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D.
Chief Weasel
Chief Weasel is a villainous, scheming weasel who leads a gang of stoats and weasels in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."
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E.
Blind Melon
Blind Melon is an American alternative rock band best known for their early 1990s hit "No Rain" and their distinctive blend of psychedelic and folk-influenced rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| containsFictionalGroup | The Chums of Chance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Rodrigo Corral ⓘ |
| criticalReception | mixed to positive reviews ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
anarchists
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balloonists ⓘ industrialists ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ |
| followedBy | Inherent Vice ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ metafiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ steampunk-adjacent fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-670-06399-1 ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Thomas Pynchon
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surface form:
Thomas Pynchon bibliography
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
ensemble cast
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multi-plot ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
genre-blending
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interweaving storylines ⓘ large cast of characters ⓘ sprawling narrative structure ⓘ use of mathematical and scientific themes ⓘ |
| notableFor | length and complexity ⓘ |
| pageCount | 1085 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mason & Dixon ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006-11-21 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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surface form:
Penguin Press
The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| setInTimePeriod |
World War I
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surface form:
World War I era
early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
alternate realities
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anarchism ⓘ capitalism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ revolution ⓘ technology and modernity ⓘ time and space ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Against the Day Description of subject: Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Against the Day universe