The Voyage of the Narwhal
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The Voyage of the Narwhal is a historical novel by Andrea Barrett that intertwines Arctic exploration in the mid-19th century with themes of scientific discovery, colonialism, and personal ambition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Voyage of the Narwhal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Voyage of the Narwhal Context triple: [Andrea Barrett, notableWork, The Voyage of the Narwhal]
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A.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
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D.
The Whale
The Whale is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a large World War II-era American military transport aircraft known for its bulky fuselage and heavy-lift capability.
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E.
The Inland Whale
The Inland Whale is a collection of Native Californian Indian legends and stories retold for a general audience by anthropologist and author Theodora Kroeber.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Voyage of the Narwhal Target entity description: The Voyage of the Narwhal is a historical novel by Andrea Barrett that intertwines Arctic exploration in the mid-19th century with themes of scientific discovery, colonialism, and personal ambition.
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A.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
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D.
The Whale
The Whale is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a large World War II-era American military transport aircraft known for its bulky fuselage and heavy-lift capability.
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E.
The Inland Whale
The Inland Whale is a collection of Native Californian Indian legends and stories retold for a general audience by anthropologist and author Theodora Kroeber.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Andrea Barrett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Arctic expeditions
ⓘ
indigenous Arctic peoples ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ sea story ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alexandra
ⓘ
Cyrus ⓘ Erasmus Darwin Wells ⓘ Zeke ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
ice and frozen landscapes
ⓘ
maps and navigation ⓘ specimens and collections ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between science and ambition
ⓘ
ethics of exploration ⓘ gender roles in science ⓘ human relationship with nature ⓘ impact of imperialism ⓘ loss and regret ⓘ truth and narrative reliability ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 19th-century polar expeditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
realist
ⓘ
scientifically detailed ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
19th-century science
ⓘ
Arctic exploration ⓘ colonialism ⓘ personal ambition ⓘ scientific discovery ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of colonial attitudes
ⓘ
detailed portrayal of scientific practice in the 19th century ⓘ integration of natural history into fiction ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400–450 pages (approximate) ⓘ |
| partOf | Andrea Barrett’s body of science-themed fiction ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Arctic
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic region
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingTime | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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