The Country of the Blind
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"The Country of the Blind" is a classic short story by H. G. Wells about a sighted man who discovers a secluded valley of blind people and challenges their radically different perception of reality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Country of the Blind canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5364589 — 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 Country of the Blind Context triple: [H. G. Wells bibliography, includesWork, The Country of the Blind]
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A.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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B.
Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a scenic rock formation area on the slopes of Mount Demerdzhi in Crimea, famed for its bizarre, human-like stone pillars and often misty, atmospheric landscape.
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C.
Zanoni
Zanoni is a 1842 occult-philosophical novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that blends romance, mysticism, and metaphysical themes against the backdrop of the French Revolution.
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D.
The Mountain of the Cannibal God
The Mountain of the Cannibal God is a 1978 Italian adventure-horror film set in the New Guinea jungle, notorious for its graphic violence and exploitation elements.
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E.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
- 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 Country of the Blind Target entity description: "The Country of the Blind" is a classic short story by H. G. Wells about a sighted man who discovers a secluded valley of blind people and challenges their radically different perception of reality.
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A.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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B.
Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a scenic rock formation area on the slopes of Mount Demerdzhi in Crimea, famed for its bizarre, human-like stone pillars and often misty, atmospheric landscape.
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C.
Zanoni
Zanoni is a 1842 occult-philosophical novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that blends romance, mysticism, and metaphysical themes against the backdrop of the French Revolution.
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D.
The Mountain of the Cannibal God
The Mountain of the Cannibal God is a 1978 Italian adventure-horror film set in the New Guinea jungle, notorious for its graphic violence and exploitation elements.
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E.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author |
H. G. Wells
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linked to:
Herbert George Wells
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| centralTheme |
conflict between individual and society
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cultural relativism ⓘ disability and normality ⓘ limits of sensory experience ⓘ perception of reality ⓘ power of majority opinion ⓘ |
| communityTrait | entire population is blind ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
clash of worldviews
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epistemology of sensory experience ⓘ social construction of normality ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
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fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| inCollection | various H. G. Wells short story collections ⓘ |
| influenced | later works exploring disability and perception ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a classic of speculative short fiction
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frequently anthologized ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nunez ⓘ |
| motif |
blindness
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isolation ⓘ sight ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableQuote | In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
a sighted mountaineer discovers a hidden valley of blind people
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the blind community has developed its own culture and explanations of the world ⓘ the blind community rejects the idea that sight is an advantage ⓘ the protagonist initially believes that in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king ⓘ the protagonist is pressured to have his eyes removed to conform to the community ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | sighted ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Invisible Man
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The Island of Doctor Moreau ⓘ The Time Machine ⓘ |
| setting |
Andes Mountains
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linked to:
Andes
secluded mountain valley ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Country of the Blind Description of subject: "The Country of the Blind" is a classic short story by H. G. Wells about a sighted man who discovers a secluded valley of blind people and challenges their radically different perception of reality.
Referenced by (2)
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