Light and Darkness
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"Light and Darkness" is an unfinished psychological novel by Japanese author Natsume Sōseki that explores marital conflict, social ambition, and inner turmoil in early 20th-century Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Light and Darkness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7790100 — 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: Light and Darkness Context triple: [Natsume Sōseki, notableWork, Light and Darkness]
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Darkness and the Light
Darkness and the Light is a philosophical science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon that contrasts two possible futures for humanity shaped by differing social and moral choices.
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B.
Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
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C.
Darkness and Light
Darkness and Light is a musical artist or group known for performing the song "Right By You (for Luna)."
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D.
Shadows and Light
"Shadows and Light" is a 1980 live album and concert film by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing jazz-infused performances with an all-star band.
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E.
Light and Shadow
"Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
- 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: Light and Darkness Target entity description: "Light and Darkness" is an unfinished psychological novel by Japanese author Natsume Sōseki that explores marital conflict, social ambition, and inner turmoil in early 20th-century Japan.
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A.
Darkness and the Light
Darkness and the Light is a philosophical science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon that contrasts two possible futures for humanity shaped by differing social and moral choices.
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B.
Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
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C.
Darkness and Light
Darkness and Light is a musical artist or group known for performing the song "Right By You (for Luna)."
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D.
Shadows and Light
"Shadows and Light" is a 1980 live album and concert film by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing jazz-infused performances with an all-star band.
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E.
Light and Shadow
"Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ unfinished novel ⓘ |
| author | Natsume Sōseki ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | true ⓘ |
| incomplete | true ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Japanese literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
inner turmoil
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marital conflict ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed psychological characterization
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portrayal of middle-class life in Meiji–Taishō Japan ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Natsume Sōseki bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| reasonForIncompletion | death of the author ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th-century Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
individual vs society
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jealousy ⓘ marriage ⓘ modernity and tradition ⓘ psychological conflict ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| workOf | Natsume Sōseki ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Light and Darkness Description of subject: "Light and Darkness" is an unfinished psychological novel by Japanese author Natsume Sōseki that explores marital conflict, social ambition, and inner turmoil in early 20th-century Japan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.