The Island of the Day Before
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The Island of the Day Before is a 1994 historical and philosophical novel by Umberto Eco that follows a 17th-century Italian nobleman stranded near the International Date Line, blending adventure with reflections on time, science, and perception.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Island of the Day Before canonical | 2 |
| L'isola del giorno prima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3161022 — 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 Island of the Day Before Context triple: [Umberto Eco, notableWork, The Island of the Day Before]
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A.
The Island
The Island is a 1979 thriller novel by Peter Benchley that follows a journalist who uncovers a hidden community of modern-day pirates in the Caribbean.
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B.
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
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C.
Ilhas Desertas
Ilhas Desertas is a small, uninhabited Portuguese archipelago near Madeira, known for its rugged landscapes and protected wildlife habitats, including important seabird and monk seal colonies.
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D.
Isle of the Blessed
The Isle of the Blessed is a legendary paradisiacal island in Celtic and Christian lore, often depicted as a remote, otherworldly haven of eternal joy and peace.
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E.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
- 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 Island of the Day Before Target entity description: The Island of the Day Before is a 1994 historical and philosophical novel by Umberto Eco that follows a 17th-century Italian nobleman stranded near the International Date Line, blending adventure with reflections on time, science, and perception.
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A.
The Island
The Island is a 1979 thriller novel by Peter Benchley that follows a journalist who uncovers a hidden community of modern-day pirates in the Caribbean.
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B.
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
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C.
Ilhas Desertas
Ilhas Desertas is a small, uninhabited Portuguese archipelago near Madeira, known for its rugged landscapes and protected wildlife habitats, including important seabird and monk seal colonies.
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D.
Isle of the Blessed
The Isle of the Blessed is a legendary paradisiacal island in Celtic and Christian lore, often depicted as a remote, otherworldly haven of eternal joy and peace.
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E.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
identity
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knowledge ⓘ longitude problem ⓘ memory ⓘ navigation ⓘ perception ⓘ science ⓘ time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Baroque worldview
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limits of scientific knowledge ⓘ relationship between reality and representation ⓘ subjective experience of time ⓘ |
| firstEditionLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| followedBy | Baudolino ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
novelist
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philosopher ⓘ semiotician ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslator | William Weaver ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryAllusion |
Baroque literature
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Cartesian philosophy ⓘ Jesuit science ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roberto della Griva ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
frame narrative
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metafiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
L'isola del giorno prima
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linked to:
The Island of the Day Before
|
| partOf | Umberto Eco bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Foucault's Pendulum ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| protagonistSocialStatus | nobleman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bompiani ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
South Pacific Ocean
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near the International Date Line ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Island of the Day Before Description of subject: The Island of the Day Before is a 1994 historical and philosophical novel by Umberto Eco that follows a 17th-century Italian nobleman stranded near the International Date Line, blending adventure with reflections on time, science, and perception.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: The Island of the Day Before