In Other Words
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In Other Words is a memoir by Jhumpa Lahiri that chronicles her immersion in the Italian language and explores themes of identity, exile, and self-reinvention through writing in a non-native tongue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In Other Words canonical | 6 |
| English edition "In Other Words" | 1 |
| In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T505800 — 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: In Other Words Context triple: [Jhumpa Lahiri, notableWork, In Other Words]
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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B.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of family, migration, and cultural identity within the Indian diaspora.
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C.
Around the World in Five Chapters
"Around the World in Five Chapters" is a section of Jared Diamond’s book *Guns, Germs, and Steel* that organizes its global historical analysis into five thematic geographic chapters.
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D.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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E.
The Golden House
The Golden House is a lesser-known 19th-century novel by American essayist and humorist Charles Dudley Warner.
- 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: In Other Words Target entity description: In Other Words is a memoir by Jhumpa Lahiri that chronicles her immersion in the Italian language and explores themes of identity, exile, and self-reinvention through writing in a non-native tongue.
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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B.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of family, migration, and cultural identity within the Indian diaspora.
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C.
Around the World in Five Chapters
"Around the World in Five Chapters" is a section of Jared Diamond’s book *Guns, Germs, and Steel* that organizes its global historical analysis into five thematic geographic chapters.
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D.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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E.
The Golden House
The Golden House is a lesser-known 19th-century novel by American essayist and humorist Charles Dudley Warner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| firstEditionLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| form | essay collection ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Indian-American ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
ⓘ
reflections ⓘ vignettes ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translation by Ann Goldstein ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Italian language
ⓘ
bilingualism ⓘ exile ⓘ identity ⓘ language learning ⓘ self-reinvention ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being written by Jhumpa Lahiri directly in Italian
ⓘ
exploration of writing in a non-native tongue ⓘ |
| originalTitle | In altre parole ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Knopf
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred A. Knopf
|
| setting |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
belonging ⓘ creative process ⓘ cultural displacement ⓘ immersion in a non-native language ⓘ literary self-translation ⓘ migration ⓘ reinvention through language ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWriting | 21st century ⓘ |
| translator | Ann Goldstein ⓘ |
| workLocation | Rome ⓘ |
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Subject: In Other Words Description of subject: In Other Words is a memoir by Jhumpa Lahiri that chronicles her immersion in the Italian language and explores themes of identity, exile, and self-reinvention through writing in a non-native tongue.
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