The People of the Wind
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The People of the Wind is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson that explores cultural conflict and loyalty between humans and an alien race on a contested colony world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The People of the Wind canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9722535 — 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 People of the Wind Context triple: [Poul Anderson, notableWork, The People of the Wind]
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A.
Gift of the Wind
Gift of the Wind is a prominent kinetic sculpture installed in Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its wind-driven movement and distinctive presence in the public space.
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B.
Windrider
Windrider is an Australian drama film directed by Vince Monton, best known for featuring a young Nicole Kidman in an early leading role.
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C.
City of Winds
City of Winds is a well-known nickname for Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, famed for its strong, persistent winds blowing off the Caspian Sea.
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D.
Chronicler of the Winds
Chronicler of the Winds is a reflective novel by Henning Mankell that follows a homeless boy in an unnamed African port city, exploring themes of memory, storytelling, and survival amid poverty and violence.
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E.
The Will of the Wind
The Will of the Wind is a musical work associated with the Christian rock band Direct, likely known as one of the key songs or compositions in their catalog.
- 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 People of the Wind Target entity description: The People of the Wind is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson that explores cultural conflict and loyalty between humans and an alien race on a contested colony world.
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A.
Gift of the Wind
Gift of the Wind is a prominent kinetic sculpture installed in Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its wind-driven movement and distinctive presence in the public space.
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B.
Windrider
Windrider is an Australian drama film directed by Vince Monton, best known for featuring a young Nicole Kidman in an early leading role.
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C.
City of Winds
City of Winds is a well-known nickname for Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, famed for its strong, persistent winds blowing off the Caspian Sea.
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D.
Chronicler of the Winds
Chronicler of the Winds is a reflective novel by Henning Mankell that follows a homeless boy in an unnamed African port city, exploring themes of memory, storytelling, and survival amid poverty and violence.
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E.
The Will of the Wind
The Will of the Wind is a musical work associated with the Christian rock band Direct, likely known as one of the key songs or compositions in their catalog.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresRelationshipBetween | humans and an alien race ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
alien race
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humans ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural conflict between humans and aliens
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divided loyalties of colonists ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Poul Anderson science fiction universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
colonialism
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cultural conflict ⓘ identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Poul Anderson bibliography ⓘ |
| setting | contested colony world ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| workType | standalone novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The People of the Wind Description of subject: The People of the Wind is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson that explores cultural conflict and loyalty between humans and an alien race on a contested colony world.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.