A Quiet Life
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A Quiet Life is a contemplative Japanese novel by Kenzaburō Ōe that portrays a young woman’s life with her intellectually disabled brother, inspired by the author’s relationship with his son Hikari.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Quiet Life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7890696 — 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: A Quiet Life Context triple: [Hikari Ōe, inspiredWork, A Quiet Life]
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A.
A Little Thing Called Life
A Little Thing Called Life is the memoir of Linda Thompson, recounting her life, career, and relationships with figures like Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner (Caitlyn Jenner).
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B.
The Way of Life
The Way of Life is a 19th-century Christian theological work by Presbyterian theologian Charles Hodge that explains the doctrine of salvation and the essentials of Reformed faith for a general audience.
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C.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a powerful solo ballad from the musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the character Lucy as she dreams of escaping her troubled existence and starting over.
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D.
A Quiet Place to Live
A Quiet Place to Live is a fantasy work that explores a tranquil yet otherworldly setting where the ordinary and the magical quietly intersect.
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E.
Single Life
"Single Life" is a mid-1980s funk and R&B hit by Larry Blackmon’s band Cameo, known for its catchy groove and playful take on bachelorhood.
- 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: A Quiet Life Target entity description: A Quiet Life is a contemplative Japanese novel by Kenzaburō Ōe that portrays a young woman’s life with her intellectually disabled brother, inspired by the author’s relationship with his son Hikari.
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A.
A Little Thing Called Life
A Little Thing Called Life is the memoir of Linda Thompson, recounting her life, career, and relationships with figures like Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner (Caitlyn Jenner).
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B.
The Way of Life
The Way of Life is a 19th-century Christian theological work by Presbyterian theologian Charles Hodge that explains the doctrine of salvation and the essentials of Reformed faith for a general audience.
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C.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a powerful solo ballad from the musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the character Lucy as she dreams of escaping her troubled existence and starting over.
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D.
A Quiet Place to Live
A Quiet Place to Live is a fantasy work that explores a tranquil yet otherworldly setting where the ordinary and the magical quietly intersect.
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E.
Single Life
"Single Life" is a mid-1980s funk and R&B hit by Larry Blackmon’s band Cameo, known for its catchy groove and playful take on bachelorhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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person ⓘ |
| author | Kenzaburō Ōe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | intellectually disabled brother ⓘ |
| child | Hikari Ōe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
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Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday domestic life
ⓘ
inner life of the narrator ⓘ |
| genre |
contemplative fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | relationship between Kenzaburō Ōe and his son Hikari ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | young woman narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| portrays | life with an intellectually disabled family member ⓘ |
| setting | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
caregiving
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coming of age ⓘ disability ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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quiet ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| writtenByNobelLaureate | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Quiet Life Description of subject: A Quiet Life is a contemplative Japanese novel by Kenzaburō Ōe that portrays a young woman’s life with her intellectually disabled brother, inspired by the author’s relationship with his son Hikari.
Referenced by (1)
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