The Shell of the Tortoise
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The Shell of the Tortoise is a collection of essays by Canadian poet Don McKay that explores nature, poetics, and the relationship between language and the wild.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Shell of the Tortoise canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20861771 — 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 Shell of the Tortoise Context triple: [Don McKay, hasWrittenWork, The Shell of the Tortoise]
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The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle is a surrealist literary work by American writer and artist Laurence Vail, reflecting his experimental, avant-garde style.
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The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle is a 1947 romantic comedy film, based on John Van Druten’s play, about a shy young actress who spends a weekend with a soldier on leave in New York City.
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C.
The Back of the Turtle
The Back of the Turtle is a novel by Thomas King that explores environmental disaster, Indigenous identity, and corporate responsibility through a scientist’s return to his devastated home community.
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D.
In Search of the Turtle’s Navel
In Search of the Turtle’s Navel is a 1976 instrumental acoustic guitar album by William Ackerman that helped define the early Windham Hill sound and the contemporary new-age genre.
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The Tortoise
"The Tortoise" is a poem, likely reflective or allegorical in nature, featured in the collection *The Burning Perch* by Irish poet Louis MacNeice.
- 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 Shell of the Tortoise Target entity description: The Shell of the Tortoise is a collection of essays by Canadian poet Don McKay that explores nature, poetics, and the relationship between language and the wild.
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A.
The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle is a surrealist literary work by American writer and artist Laurence Vail, reflecting his experimental, avant-garde style.
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B.
The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle is a 1947 romantic comedy film, based on John Van Druten’s play, about a shy young actress who spends a weekend with a soldier on leave in New York City.
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C.
The Back of the Turtle
The Back of the Turtle is a novel by Thomas King that explores environmental disaster, Indigenous identity, and corporate responsibility through a scientist’s return to his devastated home community.
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D.
In Search of the Turtle’s Navel
In Search of the Turtle’s Navel is a 1976 instrumental acoustic guitar album by William Ackerman that helped define the early Windham Hill sound and the contemporary new-age genre.
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E.
The Tortoise
"The Tortoise" is a poem, likely reflective or allegorical in nature, featured in the collection *The Burning Perch* by Irish poet Louis MacNeice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.