The Stone Raft
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The Stone Raft is a 1986 allegorical novel by Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago in which the Iberian Peninsula mysteriously breaks off from Europe and drifts across the Atlantic, exploring themes of identity, politics, and human connection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Stone Raft canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23513595 — 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 Stone Raft Context triple: [José Saramago, notableWork, The Stone Raft]
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A.
La barca
"La barca" is a classic romantic song, widely known in the Latin music repertoire for its heartfelt lyrics and enduring popularity.
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B.
The Floating Piers
The Floating Piers was a large-scale, temporary environmental art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that allowed visitors to walk on floating walkways across Italy’s Lake Iseo in 2016.
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C.
The Raft Book
The Raft Book is a World War II-era survival and navigation manual by Harold Gatty, designed to help downed airmen and castaways find their way at sea using natural signs.
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D.
The Bay of Silence
The Bay of Silence is a psychological thriller film adapted from Lisa St Aubin de Terán’s novel, in which Caroline Goodall was prominently involved as a writer and producer.
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E.
The Canoe
The Canoe is a central symbol in John Steinbeck's novella "The Pearl," representing Kino's livelihood, heritage, and connection to his indigenous culture.
- 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 Stone Raft Target entity description: The Stone Raft is a 1986 allegorical novel by Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago in which the Iberian Peninsula mysteriously breaks off from Europe and drifts across the Atlantic, exploring themes of identity, politics, and human connection.
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A.
La barca
"La barca" is a classic romantic song, widely known in the Latin music repertoire for its heartfelt lyrics and enduring popularity.
-
B.
The Floating Piers
The Floating Piers was a large-scale, temporary environmental art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that allowed visitors to walk on floating walkways across Italy’s Lake Iseo in 2016.
-
C.
The Raft Book
The Raft Book is a World War II-era survival and navigation manual by Harold Gatty, designed to help downed airmen and castaways find their way at sea using natural signs.
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D.
The Bay of Silence
The Bay of Silence is a psychological thriller film adapted from Lisa St Aubin de Terán’s novel, in which Caroline Goodall was prominently involved as a writer and producer.
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E.
The Canoe
The Canoe is a central symbol in John Steinbeck's novella "The Pearl," representing Kino's livelihood, heritage, and connection to his indigenous culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.