novel "Mud on the Stars" by William Bradford Huie
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"Mud on the Stars" is a novel by William Bradford Huie, best known as the literary source for the film "Wild River," which explores social and economic upheaval in the rural American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| novel "Mud on the Stars" by William Bradford Huie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3201882 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: novel "Mud on the Stars" by William Bradford Huie Context triple: [Wild River, basedOn, novel "Mud on the Stars" by William Bradford Huie]
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novel "The Wilby Conspiracy"
The novel "The Wilby Conspiracy" is a political thriller set in apartheid-era South Africa, following fugitives on the run as they uncover corruption and racial injustice.
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The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder is a crime fiction collection featuring Edgar Wallace’s mild-mannered yet brilliantly analytical investigator, whose seemingly timid demeanor masks a formidable talent for solving complex cases.
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C.
The Mansions of the Stars
The Mansions of the Stars is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Buruj, a chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on the celestial constellations and God’s judgment over persecutors of the faithful.
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Mary: A Fiction
"Mary: A Fiction" is an early feminist novel by Mary Wollstonecraft that explores the emotional and intellectual struggles of a young woman constrained by 18th-century social norms.
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E.
The Book of Dolores
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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: novel "Mud on the Stars" by William Bradford Huie Target entity description: "Mud on the Stars" is a novel by William Bradford Huie, best known as the literary source for the film "Wild River," which explores social and economic upheaval in the rural American South.
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A.
novel "The Wilby Conspiracy"
The novel "The Wilby Conspiracy" is a political thriller set in apartheid-era South Africa, following fugitives on the run as they uncover corruption and racial injustice.
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B.
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder is a crime fiction collection featuring Edgar Wallace’s mild-mannered yet brilliantly analytical investigator, whose seemingly timid demeanor masks a formidable talent for solving complex cases.
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C.
The Mansions of the Stars
The Mansions of the Stars is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Buruj, a chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on the celestial constellations and God’s judgment over persecutors of the faithful.
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D.
Mary: A Fiction
"Mary: A Fiction" is an early feminist novel by Mary Wollstonecraft that explores the emotional and intellectual struggles of a young woman constrained by 18th-century social norms.
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E.
The Book of Dolores
The Book of Dolores is an experimental, illustrated work by William T. Vollmann that blends memoir, photography, and meditations on gender through his female alter ego, Dolores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Wild River ⓘ |
| author | William Bradford Huie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| explores |
effects of economic change on rural communities
ⓘ
social change in the American South ⓘ tensions between tradition and progress ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAdaptation | Elia Kazan ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfAdaptation | 1960 ⓘ |
| filmTitleOfAdaptation | Wild River ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern literature
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasNotableReputationFor | being the literary source for the film Wild River ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySourceFor | Wild River ⓘ |
| mainSetting | rural American South ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| theme |
economic upheaval
ⓘ
impact of government projects on local communities ⓘ modernization of the South ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ |
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Subject: novel "Mud on the Stars" by William Bradford Huie Description of subject: "Mud on the Stars" is a novel by William Bradford Huie, best known as the literary source for the film "Wild River," which explores social and economic upheaval in the rural American South.
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