A Kind of Alaska
E294633
A Kind of Alaska is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of time, memory, and identity through the story of a woman awakening after decades in a coma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Kind of Alaska canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745380 — 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: A Kind of Alaska Context triple: [Harold Pinter, notableWork, A Kind of Alaska]
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A.
The Last Best Year
The Last Best Year is a memoir by Victoria Riskin that reflects on her relationship with her mother, actress Fay Wray, and their family’s Hollywood legacy.
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B.
Alaska Time
Alaska Time is the time zone used by most of the U.S. state of Alaska, offset one hour behind Pacific Time.
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C.
Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven is a 2005 German romantic comedy film starring Heike Makatsch as a struggling singer who takes a job on a Scottish funeral ship.
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D.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of family, migration, and cultural identity within the Indian diaspora.
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E.
The Postman
The Postman is a 1997 post-apocalyptic drama film set in a dystopian future United States, in which a drifter becomes a symbol of hope and rebuilding for scattered communities.
- 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: A Kind of Alaska Target entity description: A Kind of Alaska is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of time, memory, and identity through the story of a woman awakening after decades in a coma.
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A.
The Last Best Year
The Last Best Year is a memoir by Victoria Riskin that reflects on her relationship with her mother, actress Fay Wray, and their family’s Hollywood legacy.
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B.
Alaska Time
Alaska Time is the time zone used by most of the U.S. state of Alaska, offset one hour behind Pacific Time.
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C.
Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven is a 2005 German romantic comedy film starring Heike Makatsch as a struggling singer who takes a job on a Scottish funeral ship.
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D.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of family, migration, and cultural identity within the Indian diaspora.
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E.
The Postman
The Postman is a 1997 post-apocalyptic drama film set in a dystopian future United States, in which a drifter becomes a symbol of hope and rebuilding for scattered communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act play
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stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Oliver Sacks's case study of encephalitis lethargica patients
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The Sleepers of Rio ⓘ |
| character |
Deborah
ⓘ
Hornby ⓘ Pauline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | Pinteresque pauses and silences ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | one-act ⓘ |
| explores |
dependence on others for reality validation
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fragmented memory ⓘ loss of identity ⓘ subjective experience of time ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt |
Cottesloe Theatre
ⓘ
National Theatre, London ⓘ
linked to:
National Theatre in London
|
| genre |
absurdist theatre
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drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasForm | script ⓘ |
| includedIn | Other Places ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Oliver Sacks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Deborah ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological focus
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minimalist staging ⓘ use of medical case history as dramatic source material ⓘ |
| partOf | Other Places ⓘ |
| playwright | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| setting |
contemporary period
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hospital room ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous scene ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
awakening from a decades-long coma
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encephalitis lethargica ⓘ |
| theme |
communication breakdown
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disorientation ⓘ identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ memory ⓘ time ⓘ |
| writer | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Kind of Alaska Description of subject: A Kind of Alaska is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of time, memory, and identity through the story of a woman awakening after decades in a coma.
Referenced by (1)
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