Slowness
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Slowness is a philosophical novel by Milan Kundera that intertwines themes of memory, desire, and the contrast between modern haste and contemplative living.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Slowness canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5517187 — 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: Slowness Context triple: [Milan Kundera, notableWork, Slowness]
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A.
Slower
"Slower" is a track featured on the album "Two Eleven" by American R&B singer Brandy.
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Slow Man
Slow Man is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author J. M. Coetzee that explores aging, disability, and identity through the story of a photographer whose life is transformed after a debilitating accident.
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C.
Drive Slow
"Drive Slow" is a reflective hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC, known for its laid-back production and cautionary lyrics about fame and street life.
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D.
Pace
Pace is a popular American brand best known for its chunky salsas and Mexican-style sauces.
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E.
Pace
Pace is a surname most notably associated with American actor Lee Pace, known for his roles in film and television such as "Pushing Daisies" and "The Hobbit" trilogy.
- 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: Slowness Target entity description: Slowness is a philosophical novel by Milan Kundera that intertwines themes of memory, desire, and the contrast between modern haste and contemplative living.
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A.
Slower
"Slower" is a track featured on the album "Two Eleven" by American R&B singer Brandy.
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B.
Slow Man
Slow Man is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author J. M. Coetzee that explores aging, disability, and identity through the story of a photographer whose life is transformed after a debilitating accident.
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C.
Drive Slow
"Drive Slow" is a reflective hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC, known for its laid-back production and cautionary lyrics about fame and street life.
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D.
Pace
Pace is a popular American brand best known for its chunky salsas and Mexican-style sauces.
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E.
Pace
Pace is a surname most notably associated with American actor Lee Pace, known for his roles in film and television such as "Pushing Daisies" and "The Hobbit" trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Milan Kundera ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
contrast between speed and slowness
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dance of seduction ⓘ motorcycle accident ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistType | intellectual narrator ⓘ |
| hasTemporalStructure | interplay of 18th-century and contemporary episodes ⓘ |
| languageOfEnglishEdition | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
postmodernism
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linked to:
Postmodernism
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| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
essayistic digressions
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
interwoven storylines
ⓘ
metafictional commentary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of narrative and essay
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reflection on speed in contemporary life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Lenteur ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | Milan Kundera bibliography ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
impact of modern haste on experience
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nature of pleasure ⓘ relationship between speed and memory ⓘ spectacle and exhibitionism ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorOeuvre | first novel written in French by Milan Kundera ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfEnglishTranslation | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Gallimard ⓘ |
| setting |
France
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a country chateau ⓘ |
| theme |
contemplative living
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desire ⓘ eroticism ⓘ haste ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ memory and forgetting ⓘ modernity ⓘ technology and speed ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| translatorToEnglish | Linda Asher ⓘ |
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