Jesusalém
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Jesusalém is a novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that explores memory, war, and identity through a boy’s life in an isolated, post-conflict African landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jesusalém canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366917 — 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: Jesusalém Context triple: [Mia Couto, notableWork, Jesusalém]
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A.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is an ancient and historically significant city in the Middle East that serves as a major religious and cultural center for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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B.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a novel by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf that portrays the lives, faith, and emigration of a group of Swedish villagers who journey to the Holy Land.
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C.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is a major Israeli coastal city known for its vibrant nightlife, high-tech industry, and modernist architecture.
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West Jerusalem
West Jerusalem is the predominantly Jewish, modern western sector of Jerusalem that has served as the seat of Israel’s government institutions since 1949.
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E.
Jerusalem city center
Jerusalem city center is the main commercial and cultural hub of Jerusalem, featuring busy shopping streets, historic sites, and key public institutions.
- 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: Jesusalém Target entity description: Jesusalém is a novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that explores memory, war, and identity through a boy’s life in an isolated, post-conflict African landscape.
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A.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is an ancient and historically significant city in the Middle East that serves as a major religious and cultural center for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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B.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a novel by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf that portrays the lives, faith, and emigration of a group of Swedish villagers who journey to the Holy Land.
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C.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is a major Israeli coastal city known for its vibrant nightlife, high-tech industry, and modernist architecture.
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D.
West Jerusalem
West Jerusalem is the predominantly Jewish, modern western sector of Jerusalem that has served as the seat of Israel’s government institutions since 1949.
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E.
Jerusalem city center
Jerusalem city center is the main commercial and cultural hub of Jerusalem, featuring busy shopping streets, historic sites, and key public institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Mia Couto ⓘ |
| concerns |
displacement
ⓘ
exile ⓘ reconstruction of memory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mozambique ⓘ |
| explores |
family relationships
ⓘ
psychological impact of war ⓘ trauma and healing ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Mozambican ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
boy protagonist
ⓘ
war-scarred family members ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant | Jesusalém (Portuguese original title) ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
ⓘ
magical realism elements ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
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memory ⓘ war ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life of a boy in isolation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOf | Mozambican literature ⓘ |
| setting | post-conflict African landscape ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jesusalém Description of subject: Jesusalém is a novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto that explores memory, war, and identity through a boy’s life in an isolated, post-conflict African landscape.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.