The Book of Two Ways
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The Book of Two Ways is a contemporary novel by Jodi Picoult that intertwines themes of love, mortality, and second chances through the story of a former Egyptologist forced to confront the life she left behind.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Book of Two Ways canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6739444 — 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: The Book of Two Ways Context triple: [Jodi Picoult, notableWork, The Book of Two Ways]
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A.
The Thorny Path
The Thorny Path is a painting by 19th-century French artist Thomas Couture, reflecting his characteristic blend of academic technique and moral or allegorical subject matter.
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B.
The Wayfarer
The Wayfarer is a narrative song from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting themes of travel, aging, and introspection.
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C.
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds is a classic book on Christian preaching by theologian John Stott that explores the preacher’s role as a bridge between the biblical text and the contemporary world.
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D.
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds is a 1944 fantasy-drama film about a group of recently deceased passengers on a mysterious ship bound for the afterlife, starring Paul Henreid.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- 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: The Book of Two Ways Target entity description: The Book of Two Ways is a contemporary novel by Jodi Picoult that intertwines themes of love, mortality, and second chances through the story of a former Egyptologist forced to confront the life she left behind.
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A.
The Thorny Path
The Thorny Path is a painting by 19th-century French artist Thomas Couture, reflecting his characteristic blend of academic technique and moral or allegorical subject matter.
-
B.
The Wayfarer
The Wayfarer is a narrative song from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting themes of travel, aging, and introspection.
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C.
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds is a classic book on Christian preaching by theologian John Stott that explores the preacher’s role as a bridge between the biblical text and the contemporary world.
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D.
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds is a 1944 fantasy-drama film about a group of recently deceased passengers on a mysterious ship bound for the afterlife, starring Paul Henreid.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Jodi Picoult ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
choices and consequences
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love ⓘ mortality ⓘ parallel lives ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtFeatures | Egyptian imagery ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
Egyptology
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archaeology ⓘ end-of-life care ⓘ marriage and infidelity ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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domestic fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Brian Edelstein
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Meret Edelstein ⓘ Wyatt Armstrong ⓘ |
| hasISBN10 | 198481835X ⓘ |
| hasISBN13 | 9781984818355 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
afterlife
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career vs. family ⓘ family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ancient Egyptian funerary texts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dawn Edelstein ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| pageCount | 432 ⓘ |
| protagonistFormerOccupation | Egyptologist ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | death doula ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020-09-22 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Random House ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Boston
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Egypt ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| timePeriodOfSetting | 21st century ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | an ancient Egyptian map of the afterlife ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book of Two Ways Description of subject: The Book of Two Ways is a contemporary novel by Jodi Picoult that intertwines themes of love, mortality, and second chances through the story of a former Egyptologist forced to confront the life she left behind.
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