A Free Life
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A Free Life is a novel by Chinese-American author Ha Jin that follows a Chinese immigrant family's struggles and search for identity in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Free Life canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12944635 — 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 Free Life Context triple: [Ha Jin, notableWork, A Free Life]
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A.
A Simple Freedom
A Simple Freedom is a memoir by South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada that reflects on his life, political struggle, and years of imprisonment under apartheid.
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B.
No Life of My Own
"No Life of My Own" is an autobiographical work by South African pastor and anti-apartheid activist Frank Chikane, chronicling his experiences of political persecution and spiritual struggle under apartheid.
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C.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a 1974 Southern rock album by The Marshall Tucker Band that blends country, jazz, and blues influences into their signature sound.
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D.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a 1988 romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Alan Alda, focusing on middle-aged divorce and starting over in relationships.
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E.
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.
- 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 Free Life Target entity description: A Free Life is a novel by Chinese-American author Ha Jin that follows a Chinese immigrant family's struggles and search for identity in the United States.
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A.
A Simple Freedom
A Simple Freedom is a memoir by South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada that reflects on his life, political struggle, and years of imprisonment under apartheid.
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B.
No Life of My Own
"No Life of My Own" is an autobiographical work by South African pastor and anti-apartheid activist Frank Chikane, chronicling his experiences of political persecution and spiritual struggle under apartheid.
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C.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a 1974 Southern rock album by The Marshall Tucker Band that blends country, jazz, and blues influences into their signature sound.
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D.
A New Life
"A New Life" is a 1988 romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Alan Alda, focusing on middle-aged divorce and starting over in relationships.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ha Jin ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Chinese-American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresTopic |
American Dream
ⓘ
artistic ambition ⓘ cultural displacement ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ immigration ⓘ marriage and family relationships ⓘ |
| genre |
immigrant fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
novelist
ⓘ
poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780375424654 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Chinese Americans
ⓘ
emigration and immigration in fiction ⓘ families in fiction ⓘ identity in literature ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Ha Jin ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Nan Wu
ⓘ
Pingping ⓘ Taotao ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Chinese immigrant experience in the United States
ⓘ
assimilation and cultural conflict ⓘ family struggles ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 672 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books ⓘ |
| setting |
China
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Free Life Description of subject: A Free Life is a novel by Chinese-American author Ha Jin that follows a Chinese immigrant family's struggles and search for identity in the United States.
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