Get a Life
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"Get a Life" is a novel by South African Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer that explores environmental activism, family dynamics, and moral responsibility in post-apartheid South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Get a Life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6848926 — 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: Get a Life Context triple: [Nadine Gordimer, notableWork, Get a Life]
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Get a Life
Get a Life is a component or segment of the work "Rebirth," likely serving as one of its notable parts or chapters.
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This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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C.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
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E.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
- 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: Get a Life Target entity description: "Get a Life" is a novel by South African Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer that explores environmental activism, family dynamics, and moral responsibility in post-apartheid South Africa.
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A.
Get a Life
Get a Life is a component or segment of the work "Rebirth," likely serving as one of its notable parts or chapters.
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B.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
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C.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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E.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Nadine Gordimer ⓘ |
| character |
Paul Bannerman
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Paul’s parents ⓘ Paul’s wife ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
impact of environmental activism on private life
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intergenerational conflict ⓘ marital strain under political pressure ⓘ post-apartheid social change in South Africa ⓘ tension between economic development and environmental protection ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780747585841 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
focus on ecological politics in a domestic setting
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written late in Gordimer’s career ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 224 (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Paul Bannerman ⓘ |
| isAbout |
ethical choices in contemporary society
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illness and vulnerability ⓘ nuclear energy and environmental risk ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Anglophone literature ⓘ |
| literaryAwardContext |
Written by Nobel Prize–winning author Nadine Gordimer
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linked to:
Nadine Gordimer
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| literaryMovement | post-apartheid South African literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
environmental activism
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family dynamics ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A South African environmental activist undergoes treatment for thyroid cancer and confronts personal and political implications of his work. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| setting | South Africa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Get a Life Description of subject: "Get a Life" is a novel by South African Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer that explores environmental activism, family dynamics, and moral responsibility in post-apartheid South Africa.
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