Properties of Thirst
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Properties of Thirst is a historical novel by Marianne Wiggins that explores family, identity, and injustice in World War II–era America, particularly around the Japanese American internment camps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Properties of Thirst canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5924469 — 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: Properties of Thirst Context triple: [Marianne Wiggins, notableWork, Properties of Thirst]
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A.
A Drink of Water
"A Drink of Water" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Field Work*, that reflects on memory, gratitude, and rural Irish life through the simple act of receiving water from an elderly neighbor.
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B.
Parched
Parched is a 2015 Indian drama film that explores the lives, struggles, and solidarity of rural women confronting patriarchy and social taboos in a conservative village.
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C.
H2O
H2O is a 1982 pop-rock album by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, featuring hits like "Maneater" that helped cement their commercial peak in the early 1980s.
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D.
Sparkling Waters
Sparkling Waters is an ocean-themed world in New Super Mario Bros. U featuring tropical islands, underwater stages, and beachside platforming challenges.
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E.
Don’t Drink the Water
"Don’t Drink the Water" is a politically charged rock song by Dave Matthews Band that addresses themes of colonialism, displacement, and environmental exploitation.
- 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: Properties of Thirst Target entity description: Properties of Thirst is a historical novel by Marianne Wiggins that explores family, identity, and injustice in World War II–era America, particularly around the Japanese American internment camps.
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A.
A Drink of Water
"A Drink of Water" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Field Work*, that reflects on memory, gratitude, and rural Irish life through the simple act of receiving water from an elderly neighbor.
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B.
Parched
Parched is a 2015 Indian drama film that explores the lives, struggles, and solidarity of rural women confronting patriarchy and social taboos in a conservative village.
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C.
H2O
H2O is a 1982 pop-rock album by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, featuring hits like "Maneater" that helped cement their commercial peak in the early 1980s.
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D.
Sparkling Waters
Sparkling Waters is an ocean-themed world in New Super Mario Bros. U featuring tropical islands, underwater stages, and beachside platforming challenges.
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E.
Don’t Drink the Water
"Don’t Drink the Water" is a politically charged rock song by Dave Matthews Band that addresses themes of colonialism, displacement, and environmental exploitation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
civil liberties during wartime
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effects of displacement on communities ⓘ land, ownership, and power in the American West ⓘ |
| author | Marianne Wiggins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts | World War II–era America ⓘ |
| explores |
complex family relationships
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moral consequences of wartime policies ⓘ questions of personal and national identity ⓘ racial injustice in the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Japanese American internment camps ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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historical fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
character-driven narrative
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historically grounded storytelling ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Japanese Americans
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internment policy of the U.S. government ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
U.S. home front during World War II
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linked to:
United States home front during World War II
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Japanese American internment
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family ⓘ identity ⓘ injustice ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Properties of Thirst Description of subject: Properties of Thirst is a historical novel by Marianne Wiggins that explores family, identity, and injustice in World War II–era America, particularly around the Japanese American internment camps.
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