A Time to Be Born
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A Time to Be Born is a satirical 1942 novel by American writer Dawn Powell that skewers New York high society, politics, and the publishing world on the eve of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Time to Be Born canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5711622 — 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: A Time to Be Born Context triple: [Dawn Powell, notableWork, A Time to Be Born]
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A.
The Trouble with Being Born
The Trouble with Being Born is a philosophical work by Emil Cioran that presents a series of aphoristic reflections on nihilism, pessimism, and the burdens of existence.
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B.
Born of You
"Born of You" is the influential 1995 debut full-length album by American hardcore band Culture, known for its metallic edge and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
The Mother
The Mother, born Mirra Alfassa, was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and a central figure in Integral Yoga, revered as the spiritual head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India.
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D.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
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E.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
- 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: A Time to Be Born Target entity description: A Time to Be Born is a satirical 1942 novel by American writer Dawn Powell that skewers New York high society, politics, and the publishing world on the eve of World War II.
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A.
The Trouble with Being Born
The Trouble with Being Born is a philosophical work by Emil Cioran that presents a series of aphoristic reflections on nihilism, pessimism, and the burdens of existence.
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B.
Born of You
"Born of You" is the influential 1995 debut full-length album by American hardcore band Culture, known for its metallic edge and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
The Mother
The Mother, born Mirra Alfassa, was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and a central figure in Integral Yoga, revered as the spiritual head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India.
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D.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
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E.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Dawn Powell ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Amanda Keeler Evans
ⓘ
Vicky Haven ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition
ⓘ
gender and power ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ social climbing ⓘ war-time anxiety ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of American politics
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satire of New York social life ⓘ satire of the publishing industry ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Dawn Powell’s best-known novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Scribner’s
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linked to:
Charles Scribner's Sons
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| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | eve of World War II ⓘ |
| subject |
New York high society
ⓘ
politics ⓘ publishing world ⓘ |
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Instruction
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