Another Country
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Another Country is a 1962 novel by James Baldwin that explores race, sexuality, and complex human relationships in mid-20th-century America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Another Country canonical | 3 |
| Another Country (novel universe) | 1 |
| Another Country (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549238 — 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: Another Country Context triple: [James Baldwin, notableWork, Another Country]
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A.
Scenes from the Heart
Scenes from the Heart is a memoir-style book co-written by Swedish opera singer Malena Ernman and her family that chronicles their personal journey through climate activism and raising Greta Thunberg.
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B.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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C.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
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D.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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E.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
- 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: Another Country Target entity description: Another Country is a 1962 novel by James Baldwin that explores race, sexuality, and complex human relationships in mid-20th-century America.
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A.
Scenes from the Heart
Scenes from the Heart is a memoir-style book co-written by Swedish opera singer Malena Ernman and her family that chronicles their personal journey through climate activism and raising Greta Thunberg.
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B.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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C.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
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D.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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E.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
complex human relationships
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cross-cultural relationships ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ racial injustice in the United States ⓘ suicide ⓘ taboos around sexuality ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Fire Next Time ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
LGBT literature ⓘ novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cass Silenski
ⓘ
Eric Jones ⓘ Ida Scott ⓘ Leona ⓘ Richard Silenski ⓘ Rufus Scott ⓘ Vivaldo Moore ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discourse on race and sexuality in American literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African-American literature
ⓘ
American modernism ⓘ
linked to:
Modernism
|
| mainTheme |
alienation
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artistic identity ⓘ bisexuality ⓘ existential despair ⓘ gender roles ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ interracial relationships ⓘ race ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reception on publication
ⓘ
frank depiction of interracial and same-sex relationships ⓘ |
| partOf | James Baldwin bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Giovanni's Room ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | jazz musician ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dial Press ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Greenwich Village
ⓘ
Harlem ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1950s
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| structure | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Another Country Description of subject: Another Country is a 1962 novel by James Baldwin that explores race, sexuality, and complex human relationships in mid-20th-century America.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Another Country
linked to: Another Country