World Light
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World Light is a major novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that follows the life of a poor, idealistic poet in rural Iceland and explores themes of art, poverty, and spiritual longing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Light canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7651096 — 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: World Light Context triple: [Halldór Laxness, notableWork, World Light]
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A.
Monument of Light
The Monument of Light is a tall, stainless-steel needle-like sculpture in central Dublin that serves as a prominent modern landmark on O'Connell Street.
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B.
Church of the Light
Church of the Light is a minimalist concrete chapel in Ibaraki, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cross-shaped opening that fills the interior with natural light.
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C.
Ayn Sof
Ayn Sof is a Kabbalistic term for the infinite, unknowable aspect of God that precedes and transcends all creation.
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D.
Capitol of Light
Capitol of Light is a poetic nickname for the Idaho State Capitol building in Boise, renowned for its luminous dome and elegant neoclassical architecture.
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E.
Sunsphere
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot-tall, gold-glass observation tower built as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- 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: World Light Target entity description: World Light is a major novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that follows the life of a poor, idealistic poet in rural Iceland and explores themes of art, poverty, and spiritual longing.
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A.
Monument of Light
The Monument of Light is a tall, stainless-steel needle-like sculpture in central Dublin that serves as a prominent modern landmark on O'Connell Street.
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B.
Church of the Light
Church of the Light is a minimalist concrete chapel in Ibaraki, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cross-shaped opening that fills the interior with natural light.
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C.
Ayn Sof
Ayn Sof is a Kabbalistic term for the infinite, unknowable aspect of God that precedes and transcends all creation.
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D.
Capitol of Light
Capitol of Light is a poetic nickname for the Idaho State Capitol building in Boise, renowned for its luminous dome and elegant neoclassical architecture.
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E.
Sunsphere
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot-tall, gold-glass observation tower built as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Halldór Laxness ⓘ |
| author | Halldór Laxness ⓘ |
| completedPublicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| follows | life of a poor idealistic poet ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
modernist novel ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | World Light ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I
ⓘ
Volume II ⓘ Volume III ⓘ Volume IV ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Icelandic rural life
ⓘ
artistic vocation ⓘ religious experience ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modernism
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ólafur Kárason ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and mysticism
ⓘ
exploration of the role of the artist in society ⓘ portrayal of an impoverished poet ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century Icelandic literature ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | major work of Halldór Laxness ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1937–1940 ⓘ |
| publisher | Víkingsútgáfan ⓘ |
| setting | rural Iceland ⓘ |
| theme |
art
ⓘ
creativity ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ social injustice ⓘ spiritual longing ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| titleInIcelandic | Heimsljós ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Czech
ⓘ
Danish ⓘ English ⓘ Finnish ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Polish ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
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Instruction
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