Winter of the World
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Winter of the World is a historical novel by Ken Follett that follows multiple intertwined families across Europe and America through the political upheavals and conflicts of the 1930s and World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winter of the World canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949391 — 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: Winter of the World Context triple: [Ken Follett, notableWork, Winter of the World]
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A.
The Cross of Snow
The Cross of Snow is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that mournfully commemorates his wife Frances Appleton and reflects on enduring grief through the metaphor of a snow-filled mountain ravine.
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B.
City of Winters
The City of Winters is a small agricultural and wine-country community in Northern California known for its historic downtown and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
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C.
After the Winter
"After the Winter" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that reflects her characteristic focus on regional life and nuanced emotional experience.
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D.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
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E.
Kingdom of Permafrost
The Kingdom of Permafrost is an ice-themed tourist attraction and museum in Yakutsk, Russia, featuring elaborate sculptures and exhibits carved into the region’s natural permafrost.
- 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: Winter of the World Target entity description: Winter of the World is a historical novel by Ken Follett that follows multiple intertwined families across Europe and America through the political upheavals and conflicts of the 1930s and World War II.
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A.
The Cross of Snow
The Cross of Snow is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that mournfully commemorates his wife Frances Appleton and reflects on enduring grief through the metaphor of a snow-filled mountain ravine.
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B.
City of Winters
The City of Winters is a small agricultural and wine-country community in Northern California known for its historic downtown and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
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C.
After the Winter
"After the Winter" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that reflects her characteristic focus on regional life and nuanced emotional experience.
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D.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
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E.
Kingdom of Permafrost
The Kingdom of Permafrost is an ice-themed tourist attraction and museum in Yakutsk, Russia, featuring elaborate sculptures and exhibits carved into the region’s natural permafrost.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author | Ken Follett ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Edge of Eternity ⓘ |
| follows | Fall of Giants ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
war novel ⓘ |
| hasSequelNumberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-525-95299-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
World War II
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | intertwined families across Europe and America ⓘ |
| notableCharacterGroup | descendants of families introduced in Fall of Giants ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century historical epics by Ken Follett
ⓘ
multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| precededByEventDepicted | Great Depression ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Dutton
ⓘ
Macmillan ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
|
| series | Century Trilogy ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
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Subject: Winter of the World Description of subject: Winter of the World is a historical novel by Ken Follett that follows multiple intertwined families across Europe and America through the political upheavals and conflicts of the 1930s and World War II.
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