Arum vokzal (At the Depot)
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Arum vokzal (At the Depot) is a Yiddish modernist novella by Dovid Bergelson that portrays the emotional stagnation and alienation of its characters in a provincial railway town.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arum vokzal | 1 |
| Arum vokzal (At the Depot) canonical | 1 |
| At the Depot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4196763 — 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: Arum vokzal (At the Depot) Context triple: [Dovid Bergelson, notableWork, Arum vokzal (At the Depot)]
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A.
The Station
The Station is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, known for its distinctive depiction of industrial urban life with stylized figures and stark architectural forms.
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B.
Last Stop
Last Stop is a narrative-driven adventure video game set in modern-day London that follows the intertwined supernatural stories of three playable characters.
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C.
House by the Railroad
House by the Railroad is a 1925 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary Victorian house beside railroad tracks and often interpreted as a symbol of modern isolation and alienation.
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D.
Last Train to Paris
Last Train to Paris is a 2010 concept album by Diddy – Dirty Money that blends hip hop, R&B, and electronic dance music into a narrative about love and heartbreak.
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E.
Skunk Train
The Skunk Train is a historic scenic railroad in Northern California that offers passenger excursions through the redwood forests between Fort Bragg and Willits.
- 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: Arum vokzal (At the Depot) Target entity description: Arum vokzal (At the Depot) is a Yiddish modernist novella by Dovid Bergelson that portrays the emotional stagnation and alienation of its characters in a provincial railway town.
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A.
The Station
The Station is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, known for its distinctive depiction of industrial urban life with stylized figures and stark architectural forms.
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B.
Last Stop
Last Stop is a narrative-driven adventure video game set in modern-day London that follows the intertwined supernatural stories of three playable characters.
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C.
House by the Railroad
House by the Railroad is a 1925 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary Victorian house beside railroad tracks and often interpreted as a symbol of modern isolation and alienation.
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D.
Last Train to Paris
Last Train to Paris is a 2010 concept album by Diddy – Dirty Money that blends hip hop, R&B, and electronic dance music into a narrative about love and heartbreak.
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E.
Skunk Train
The Skunk Train is a historic scenic railroad in Northern California that offers passenger excursions through the redwood forests between Fort Bragg and Willits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish-language literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Eastern European Jewish literature ⓘ |
| author | Dovid Bergelson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation
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emotional stagnation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ashkenazi Jewish culture ⓘ |
| explores |
disillusionment
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monotony of small-town life ⓘ psychological isolation ⓘ |
| genre | modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Bergelson as leading Yiddish modernist ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
provincial Jewish intellectuals
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railway-town residents ⓘ |
| language | Yiddish ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Jewish modernist fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | European modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key work of Yiddish modernist prose ⓘ |
| mainLocationType | railway station ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Yiddish modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | inner lives of characters ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | psychological realism ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | interior monologue ⓘ |
| originalTitle | אַרום וואָקזאַל ⓘ |
| portrays |
disconnection between individuals
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emotional paralysis of characters ⓘ provincial Jewish life ⓘ sense of entrapment ⓘ |
| setting | provincial railway town ⓘ |
| titleInLatinAlphabet |
Arum vokzal
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linked to:
Arum vokzal (At the Depot)
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| tone |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
At the Depot
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linked to:
Arum vokzal (At the Depot)
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Subject: Arum vokzal (At the Depot) Description of subject: Arum vokzal (At the Depot) is a Yiddish modernist novella by Dovid Bergelson that portrays the emotional stagnation and alienation of its characters in a provincial railway town.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Arum vokzal (At the Depot)
linked to: Arum vokzal (At the Depot)