The World Doesn’t End
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The World Doesn’t End is a Pulitzer Prize–winning collection of surreal, prose-poem vignettes by Charles Simic that blends dreamlike imagery with dark humor and philosophical reflection.
All labels observed (1)
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| The World Doesn’t End canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12874543 — 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 World Doesn’t End Context triple: [Charles Simic, notableWork, The World Doesn’t End]
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A.
Until the End of the World
"Until the End of the World" is a song by Irish rock band U2, known for its atmospheric sound and lyrics inspired by a dialogue between Jesus and Judas.
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B.
The End of the World
"The End of the World" is a famous satirical sketch from the British comedy revue *Beyond the Fringe*, parodying apocalyptic religious prophecy and doomsday predictions.
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C.
The End of the World
"The End of the World" is a song by the British electronic music group Behaviour.
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D.
Till the World Ends
"Till the World Ends" is a high-energy dance-pop song by Britney Spears, celebrated as one of the standout hits from her album *Femme Fatale*.
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E.
End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
- 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 World Doesn’t End Target entity description: The World Doesn’t End is a Pulitzer Prize–winning collection of surreal, prose-poem vignettes by Charles Simic that blends dreamlike imagery with dark humor and philosophical reflection.
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A.
Until the End of the World
"Until the End of the World" is a song by Irish rock band U2, known for its atmospheric sound and lyrics inspired by a dialogue between Jesus and Judas.
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B.
The End of the World
"The End of the World" is a famous satirical sketch from the British comedy revue *Beyond the Fringe*, parodying apocalyptic religious prophecy and doomsday predictions.
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C.
The End of the World
"The End of the World" is a song by the British electronic music group Behaviour.
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D.
Till the World Ends
"Till the World Ends" is a high-energy dance-pop song by Britney Spears, celebrated as one of the standout hits from her album *Femme Fatale*.
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E.
End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ prose poem collection ⓘ |
| author | Charles Simic ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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prose poetry ⓘ surrealist literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Serbian-American ⓘ |
| hasForm |
prose poems
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vignettes ⓘ |
| hasPart | short prose-poem vignettes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
European wartime experience
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emigration ⓘ family ⓘ myth ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark humor
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dreamlike ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
prose poems
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surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of dark humor and philosophy
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innovative use of prose poems ⓘ surreal, dreamlike imagery ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| publicationPlace |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| publisher |
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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linked to:
Harcourt Brace & World
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| theme |
childhood
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death ⓘ displacement ⓘ dreamlike imagery ⓘ everyday life ⓘ history ⓘ memory ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ the absurd ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The World Doesn’t End Description of subject: The World Doesn’t End is a Pulitzer Prize–winning collection of surreal, prose-poem vignettes by Charles Simic that blends dreamlike imagery with dark humor and philosophical reflection.
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