Moth Smoke
E161414
Moth Smoke is a novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that explores class disparity, corruption, and moral decay in contemporary Lahore through the downfall of a disillusioned banker.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moth Smoke canonical | 6 |
| Moth Smoke (television drama) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1417336 — 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: Moth Smoke Context triple: [Mohsin Hamid, notableWork, Moth Smoke]
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A.
The Smoke that Thunders
The Smoke that Thunders is the traditional local name for Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest and most spectacular waterfalls on the Zambezi River in southern Africa.
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B.
The Fire
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C.
Inhale
"Inhale" is a track by Q-Tip featured on his 2008 album "The Renaissance," which is included as part of the single release "Universal Mind Control."
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D.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
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E.
Sombrerete
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- 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: Moth Smoke Target entity description: Moth Smoke is a novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that explores class disparity, corruption, and moral decay in contemporary Lahore through the downfall of a disillusioned banker.
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A.
The Smoke that Thunders
The Smoke that Thunders is the traditional local name for Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest and most spectacular waterfalls on the Zambezi River in southern Africa.
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B.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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C.
Inhale
"Inhale" is a track by Q-Tip featured on his 2008 album "The Renaissance," which is included as part of the single release "Universal Mind Control."
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D.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
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E.
Sombrerete
Sombrerete is a historic mining town and municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, known for its colonial architecture and surrounding natural landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Moth Smoke (television drama)
ⓘ
linked to:
Moth Smoke
|
| adaptationLanguage |
Urdu
ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
|
| adaptationType | Pakistani television series ⓘ |
| author | Mohsin Hamid ⓘ |
| awarded | Betty Trask Award ⓘ |
| comparedTo | The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| contains |
court transcripts
ⓘ
first-person narration ⓘ third-person narration ⓘ |
| containsElement | courtroom trial ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Mohsin Hamid ⓘ |
| explores |
elite culture in Lahore
ⓘ
judicial corruption ⓘ power of patronage networks ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Mumtaz
ⓘ
linked to:
Arjumand Banu Begum
Ozi ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Pakistan nuclear tests era ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
experimental
ⓘ
postmodern ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Daru Shezad ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple narrators ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Pakistani elite
ⓘ
portrayal of contemporary Lahore ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | banker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ⓘ
Granta Books ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Lahore ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | PEN/Hemingway Award ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
class disparity ⓘ corruption ⓘ drug addiction ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ friendship ⓘ moral decay ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | late 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moth Smoke Description of subject: Moth Smoke is a novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that explores class disparity, corruption, and moral decay in contemporary Lahore through the downfall of a disillusioned banker.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Moth Smoke