Down to a Soundless Sea
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Down to a Soundless Sea is a collection of short stories by Thom Steinbeck that explores the lives and struggles of people along California’s Central Coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Down to a Soundless Sea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3968515 — 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: Down to a Soundless Sea Context triple: [Thom Steinbeck, notableWork, Down to a Soundless Sea]
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
The Voice of the Sea
"The Voice of the Sea" is the English motto of the United States Naval War College, reflecting its focus on maritime strategy and naval leadership.
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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E.
The Sound of Seas
The Sound of Seas is a literary work authored by Gillian Anderson, best known as the star of The X-Files.
- 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: Down to a Soundless Sea Target entity description: Down to a Soundless Sea is a collection of short stories by Thom Steinbeck that explores the lives and struggles of people along California’s Central Coast.
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
The Voice of the Sea
"The Voice of the Sea" is the English motto of the United States Naval War College, reflecting its focus on maritime strategy and naval leadership.
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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E.
The Sound of Seas
The Sound of Seas is a literary work authored by Gillian Anderson, best known as the star of The X-Files.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Thom Steinbeck ⓘ |
| authorRelation |
Thom Steinbeck is the son of John Steinbeck
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linked to:
Thom Steinbeck
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
fiction
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short stories ⓘ |
| hasAuthorFamilyConnection | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| hasPart | short story ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
coastal communities
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economic hardship ⓘ fishing communities ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ personal sacrifice ⓘ rural life in California ⓘ |
| influencedBy | John Steinbeck’s regional realism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family relationships
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human resilience ⓘ lives of working-class people ⓘ struggles of people along the Central Coast ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
California’s Central Coast ⓘ
linked to:
Central Coast of California
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Down to a Soundless Sea Description of subject: Down to a Soundless Sea is a collection of short stories by Thom Steinbeck that explores the lives and struggles of people along California’s Central Coast.
Referenced by (1)
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