A Mind at Peace
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A Mind at Peace is a seminal Turkish modernist novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that explores love, memory, and the tensions between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century Istanbul.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Mind at Peace canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3752679 — 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 Mind at Peace Context triple: [Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, notableWork, A Mind at Peace]
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A.
On the Tranquility of Mind
On the Tranquility of Mind is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that offers Stoic guidance on achieving inner peace and emotional stability amid life's hardships.
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B.
On Tranquillity of Mind
On Tranquillity of Mind is a lost Stoic philosophical treatise by Panaetius of Rhodes that explored how to achieve inner calm and emotional stability.
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C.
Book of Serenity
The Book of Serenity is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan collection, widely studied for its poetic commentaries and teachings on enlightenment.
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D.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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The Art of Happiness
The Art of Happiness is a popular self-help and spiritual book that presents the Dalai Lama’s practical philosophy on cultivating lasting happiness through compassion, inner peace, and mental training.
- 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 Mind at Peace Target entity description: A Mind at Peace is a seminal Turkish modernist novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that explores love, memory, and the tensions between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century Istanbul.
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A.
On the Tranquility of Mind
On the Tranquility of Mind is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that offers Stoic guidance on achieving inner peace and emotional stability amid life's hardships.
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B.
On Tranquillity of Mind
On Tranquillity of Mind is a lost Stoic philosophical treatise by Panaetius of Rhodes that explored how to achieve inner calm and emotional stability.
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C.
Book of Serenity
The Book of Serenity is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan collection, widely studied for its poetic commentaries and teachings on enlightenment.
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D.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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E.
The Art of Happiness
The Art of Happiness is a popular self-help and spiritual book that presents the Dalai Lama’s practical philosophy on cultivating lasting happiness through compassion, inner peace, and mental training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkish novel
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modernist novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Turkey ⓘ |
| depicts |
social change in Istanbul
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tensions between East and West in Turkey ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic of 20th-century Turkish literature
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seminal work of Turkish modernist fiction ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emotional and philosophical lives of its characters
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intellectuals in Istanbul ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist literature
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psychological novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | A Mind at Peace ⓘ |
| influenced | later Turkish novelists ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Turkish modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | bridge between Ottoman cultural legacy and Republican Turkey ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Istanbul ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Nuran
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Suad ⓘ İhsan ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
interior monologue
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of Istanbul
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exploration of Turkish modernization ⓘ lyrical prose style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Huzur ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mümtaz ⓘ |
| publisherOfEnglishEdition | Archipelago Books ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 1930s ⓘ |
| structure | four-part novel ⓘ |
| theme |
Westernization
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cultural identity ⓘ inner conflict ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ time ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ other languages ⓘ |
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Instruction
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