In the Skin of a Lion
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In the Skin of a Lion is a 1987 novel by Michael Ondaatje that lyrically explores the lives of immigrant workers who helped build early 20th-century Toronto.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In the Skin of a Lion canonical | 12 |
| In the Skin of a Lion (1987) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2216557 — 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: In the Skin of a Lion Context triple: [Michael Ondaatje, notableWork, In the Skin of a Lion]
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A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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B.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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C.
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge is a 1946 drama film, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel, about a World War I veteran’s spiritual quest for meaning and enlightenment.
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D.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
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E.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
- 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: In the Skin of a Lion Target entity description: In the Skin of a Lion is a 1987 novel by Michael Ondaatje that lyrically explores the lives of immigrant workers who helped build early 20th-century Toronto.
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A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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B.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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C.
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge is a 1946 drama film, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel, about a World War I veteran’s spiritual quest for meaning and enlightenment.
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D.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
-
E.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Sri Lankan Canadian ⓘ |
| awarded |
City of Toronto Book Award
ⓘ
Trillium Book Award ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Ken Norrish ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
construction of the Bloor Street Viaduct
ⓘ
construction of the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant ⓘ |
| explores |
marginalized histories
ⓘ
politics of visibility and invisibility ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alice Gull
ⓘ
Caravaggio ⓘ Clara Dickens ⓘ Nicholas Temelcoff ⓘ Patrick Lewis ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Canada ⓘ |
| focusesOn | immigrant workers in Toronto ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
modernist novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-7710-6684-8 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The English Patient ⓘ |
| includedIn | Canadian literature canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and labor
ⓘ
identity and storytelling ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ urban transformation ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | lyrical prose ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
multiple perspectives
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative narrative structure
ⓘ
poetic language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher | McClelland and Stewart ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Toronto ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| sharesCharactersWith | The English Patient ⓘ |
| studiedIn | university literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
immigration to Canada
ⓘ
labor history of Toronto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: In the Skin of a Lion Description of subject: In the Skin of a Lion is a 1987 novel by Michael Ondaatje that lyrically explores the lives of immigrant workers who helped build early 20th-century Toronto.
Referenced by (13)
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