The Long Years
E472933
"The Long Years" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his collection The Martian Chronicles, that explores themes of loneliness, memory, and artificial companionship on Mars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Long Years canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4833989 — 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: The Long Years Context triple: [The Martian Chronicles, containsStory, The Long Years]
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A.
The Last Years
The Last Years is the concluding volume of Maxim Gorky’s epic novel cycle "The Life of Klim Samgin," depicting the final phase of its protagonist’s life amid the social and political upheavals of early 20th-century Russia.
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B.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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C.
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
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D.
Things to Come
Things to Come is a 1936 British science fiction film, scripted by H. G. Wells, that presents a sweeping futuristic vision of war, societal collapse, and eventual utopian reconstruction.
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E.
The Eve of the War
"The Eve of the War" is the dramatic, orchestral-prog rock opening track and main theme of Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds."
- 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: The Long Years Target entity description: "The Long Years" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his collection The Martian Chronicles, that explores themes of loneliness, memory, and artificial companionship on Mars.
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A.
The Last Years
The Last Years is the concluding volume of Maxim Gorky’s epic novel cycle "The Life of Klim Samgin," depicting the final phase of its protagonist’s life amid the social and political upheavals of early 20th-century Russia.
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B.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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C.
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
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D.
Things to Come
Things to Come is a 1936 British science fiction film, scripted by H. G. Wells, that presents a sweeping futuristic vision of war, societal collapse, and eventual utopian reconstruction.
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E.
The Eve of the War
"The Eve of the War" is the dramatic, orchestral-prog rock opening track and main theme of Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
| basedInFranchise |
The Martian Chronicles series
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linked to:
The Martian Chronicles
|
| character | Hathaway ⓘ |
| characterType | human ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresConcept |
emotional attachment to machines
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human-robot relationships ⓘ survival on Mars ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasImaginaryTechnology | androids ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Martian Chronicles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | science fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | The Martian Chronicles ⓘ |
| protagonist | Hathaway ⓘ |
| setting | Mars ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial companionship
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grief ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| workCollectionType | fix-up novel component ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Long Years Description of subject: "The Long Years" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his collection The Martian Chronicles, that explores themes of loneliness, memory, and artificial companionship on Mars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.