No Particular Night or Morning
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"No Particular Night or Morning" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores paranoia, existential dread, and the nature of reality during a deep-space voyage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No Particular Night or Morning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4915568 — 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: No Particular Night or Morning Context triple: [The Illustrated Man, containsWork, No Particular Night or Morning]
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A.
Somewhere in the Night
"Somewhere in the Night" is a song featured on the album "The Doctor Came at Dawn" by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan under his Smog moniker.
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B.
Somewhere in the Night
"Somewhere in the Night" is a romantic pop ballad popularized by Barry Manilow, known for its lush orchestration and emotive vocal performance.
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C.
In the Still of the Night
"In the Still of the Night" is a popular 1937 American standard written by Cole Porter for the film "Rosalie," later widely recorded by leading vocalists and big bands.
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D.
Middle of the Night
"Middle of the Night" is a 1956 stage drama by Paddy Chayefsky about a middle-aged widower’s romantic relationship with a much younger woman, exploring themes of loneliness, aging, and societal judgment.
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E.
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" is a popular jazz standard originating from a 1928 operetta, widely performed and recorded by numerous jazz artists.
- 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: No Particular Night or Morning Target entity description: "No Particular Night or Morning" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores paranoia, existential dread, and the nature of reality during a deep-space voyage.
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A.
Somewhere in the Night
"Somewhere in the Night" is a song featured on the album "The Doctor Came at Dawn" by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan under his Smog moniker.
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B.
Somewhere in the Night
"Somewhere in the Night" is a romantic pop ballad popularized by Barry Manilow, known for its lush orchestration and emotive vocal performance.
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C.
In the Still of the Night
"In the Still of the Night" is a popular 1937 American standard written by Cole Porter for the film "Rosalie," later widely recorded by leading vocalists and big bands.
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D.
Middle of the Night
"Middle of the Night" is a 1956 stage drama by Paddy Chayefsky about a middle-aged widower’s romantic relationship with a much younger woman, exploring themes of loneliness, aging, and societal judgment.
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E.
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" is a popular jazz standard originating from a 1928 operetta, widely performed and recorded by numerous jazz artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
protagonist's doubt about the existence of external reality
ⓘ
tension between rationality and paranoia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresConcept |
cosmic insignificance
ⓘ
mental instability in space travel ⓘ subjective reality ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverseElement | long-duration space voyage ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryMovement | mid-20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
disorientation in time
ⓘ
emptiness of space ⓘ fear of non-existence ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
epistemological doubt
ⓘ
human psyche under extreme conditions ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| hasTone |
claustrophobic
ⓘ
dark ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Illustrated Man ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
philosophical dialogue
ⓘ
psychological horror elements ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short story ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clemens
ⓘ
Hitchcock ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium |
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
| partOfSeries | The Illustrated Man ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance | Fantasy House ⓘ |
| setting |
deep space
ⓘ
interstellar spaceship ⓘ |
| theme |
existential dread
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ paranoia ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No Particular Night or Morning Description of subject: "No Particular Night or Morning" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores paranoia, existential dread, and the nature of reality during a deep-space voyage.
Referenced by (1)
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