Quicksand
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"Quicksand" is a 1928 novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, identity, and gender through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th-century United States and Denmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quicksand canonical | 9 |
| Quicksand (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2483847 — 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: Quicksand Context triple: [Nella Larsen, notableWork, Quicksand]
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River Suck
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Blow Out
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C.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
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Blue Lagoon
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E.
Lost River
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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: Quicksand Target entity description: "Quicksand" is a 1928 novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, identity, and gender through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th-century United States and Denmark.
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A.
River Suck
River Suck is a major river in western Ireland that flows through counties such as Roscommon and Galway before joining the River Shannon.
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B.
Blow Out
Blow Out is a 1981 neo-noir political thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, known for its suspenseful blend of conspiracy, sound design, and psychological tension.
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C.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
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D.
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon is a famous crystal-clear turquoise bay on the Maltese island of Comino, popular for swimming, snorkeling, and boat excursions.
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E.
Lost River
Lost River is a largely subterranean river in West Virginia known for disappearing underground and reemerging as the Cacapon River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Harlem Renaissance literature
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
Black middle class respectability
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colorism ⓘ cultural displacement ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ interracial relationships ⓘ |
| author | Nella Larsen ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ novel of manners ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | no widely known film adaptation as of 2024 ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | Passing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key text in studies of race and gender
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major work of African-American women’s fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Helga Crane ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 200 ⓘ |
| protagonistEthnicity | mixed-race ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| setInCity |
Chicago
ⓘ
Copenhagen ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| setInInstitution | Naxos (fictional Southern Black school) ⓘ |
| setting |
Denmark
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
gender ⓘ marriage ⓘ motherhood ⓘ passing ⓘ race ⓘ racial identity ⓘ religion ⓘ respectability politics ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quicksand Description of subject: "Quicksand" is a 1928 novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, identity, and gender through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th-century United States and Denmark.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Nellallitea Larsen
linked to: Quicksand
subject linked to:
Naxos (fictional Southern Black school)