The Nova Trilogy
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The Nova Trilogy is a landmark experimental science fiction series by William S. Burroughs that uses cut-up techniques to explore themes of control, addiction, and societal collapse.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nova Trilogy canonical | 6 |
| Nova Trilogy | 5 |
| The Nova Epic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12885112 — 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 Nova Trilogy Context triple: [The Soft Machine, partOfSeries, The Nova Trilogy]
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A.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
The Night's Dawn Trilogy is a sprawling space opera series by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror and political intrigue in a far-future human civilization.
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B.
The Void Trilogy
The Void Trilogy is a space opera science fiction series by Peter F. Hamilton set in his Commonwealth universe, blending far-future technology, interstellar politics, and a mysterious universe-spanning entity known as the Void.
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C.
The Space Trilogy
The Space Trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that blend space travel with Christian theology, philosophical themes, and mythic storytelling.
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D.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a renowned series of three interlinked novels by Samuel Beckett that explore themes of identity, existence, and decay through experimental, minimalist prose.
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E.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a celebrated series of historical novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz that dramatizes 17th-century Polish history through epic battles, patriotism, and romantic adventure.
- 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 Nova Trilogy Target entity description: The Nova Trilogy is a landmark experimental science fiction series by William S. Burroughs that uses cut-up techniques to explore themes of control, addiction, and societal collapse.
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A.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
The Night's Dawn Trilogy is a sprawling space opera series by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror and political intrigue in a far-future human civilization.
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B.
The Void Trilogy
The Void Trilogy is a space opera science fiction series by Peter F. Hamilton set in his Commonwealth universe, blending far-future technology, interstellar politics, and a mysterious universe-spanning entity known as the Void.
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C.
The Space Trilogy
The Space Trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that blend space travel with Christian theology, philosophical themes, and mythic storytelling.
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D.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a renowned series of three interlinked novels by Samuel Beckett that explore themes of identity, existence, and decay through experimental, minimalist prose.
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E.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a celebrated series of historical novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz that dramatizes 17th-century Polish history through epic battles, patriotism, and romantic adventure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental novel series
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction book series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nova Trilogy
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linked to:
The Nova Trilogy
The Nova Epic ⓘ
linked to:
The Nova Trilogy
|
| author |
William S. Burroughs
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William S. Burroughs ⓘ William S. Burroughs ⓘ William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
experimental fiction
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experimental fiction ⓘ experimental fiction ⓘ experimental fiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ science fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nova Express
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The Soft Machine ⓘ The Ticket That Exploded ⓘ |
| influenced |
cyberpunk literature
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postmodern science fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat Generation literature
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linked to:
Beat Generation
Dadaism ⓘ
linked to:
Dada
surrealism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
addiction
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control ⓘ language as a virus ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ societal collapse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental typography
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fragmented narrative voice ⓘ nonlinear narrative structure ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Nova Trilogy
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The Nova Trilogy ⓘ The Nova Trilogy ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1961
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1962 ⓘ 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Grove Press
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Olympia Press ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
collage narrative
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cut-up technique ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Nova Trilogy Description of subject: The Nova Trilogy is a landmark experimental science fiction series by William S. Burroughs that uses cut-up techniques to explore themes of control, addiction, and societal collapse.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
The Nova Trilogy
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The Nova Trilogy
subject linked to:
The Nova Trilogy
linked to: The Nova Trilogy
linked to: The Nova Trilogy
linked to: The Nova Trilogy