The Great Shame
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The Great Shame is a historical non-fiction book by Thomas Keneally that explores the experiences of Irish convicts and emigrants transported to Australia and America in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Shame canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11328531 — 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 Great Shame Context triple: [Thomas Keneally, notableWork, The Great Shame]
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A.
Große Blöße
Große Blöße is a prominent hill in Lower Saxony, Germany, known as the highest elevation in the Solling range.
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B.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
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C.
The Great Betrayal
The Great Betrayal is a political book by Pat Buchanan that critiques free trade and globalization from a nationalist, protectionist perspective.
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D.
Shame (novel)
*Shame* is a 1983 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magic realism and political allegory to explore themes of identity, power, and violence in a thinly veiled version of Pakistan.
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E.
The Remorseful Day
The Remorseful Day is the final Inspector Morse crime novel by Colin Dexter, concluding the long-running series about the Oxford detective.
- 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 Great Shame Target entity description: The Great Shame is a historical non-fiction book by Thomas Keneally that explores the experiences of Irish convicts and emigrants transported to Australia and America in the 19th century.
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A.
Große Blöße
Große Blöße is a prominent hill in Lower Saxony, Germany, known as the highest elevation in the Solling range.
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B.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
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C.
The Great Betrayal
The Great Betrayal is a political book by Pat Buchanan that critiques free trade and globalization from a nationalist, protectionist perspective.
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D.
Shame (novel)
*Shame* is a 1983 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends magic realism and political allegory to explore themes of identity, power, and violence in a thinly veiled version of Pakistan.
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E.
The Remorseful Day
The Remorseful Day is the final Inspector Morse crime novel by Colin Dexter, concluding the long-running series about the Oxford detective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
British imperial policy toward Ireland
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Irish nationalism ⓘ Irish political exiles ⓘ conditions of convict life ⓘ migration and settlement patterns of Irish people ⓘ penal colonies in Australia ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Keneally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
colonial penal systems
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emigration of Irish people to America ⓘ political prisoners from Ireland ⓘ social history of Irish oppression ⓘ transportation of Irish convicts to Australia ⓘ |
| genre |
historical non-fiction
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history ⓘ |
| hasForm |
biographical case studies
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narrative history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Irish historical perspective ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Great Shame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
Australian history literature
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Irish history literature ⓘ diaspora studies literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
19th-century history
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Irish convicts ⓘ Irish diaspora ⓘ Irish emigrants ⓘ penal transportation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of Irish transportation to Australia
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linking Irish history with Australian and American history ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Thomas Keneally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Shame Description of subject: The Great Shame is a historical non-fiction book by Thomas Keneally that explores the experiences of Irish convicts and emigrants transported to Australia and America in the 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
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