Chosen Spirits
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Chosen Spirits is a near-future speculative fiction novel by Indian author Samit Basu that explores surveillance, social media, and political unrest in a dystopian Delhi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chosen Spirits canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7958389 — 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: Chosen Spirits Context triple: [Samit Basu, notableWork, Chosen Spirits]
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A.
Conjure Cognac
Conjure Cognac is a premium cognac brand co-created and promoted by rapper and actor Ludacris as part of his ventures into the spirits industry.
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B.
League of Cognac
The League of Cognac was an anti-imperial alliance formed in 1526 by major European powers, including France and several Italian states, to counter the dominance of Emperor Charles V in Italy.
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C.
Sagamore Spirit
Sagamore Spirit is an American whiskey distillery and brand based in Maryland, known for its rye whiskey and ties to Under Armour founder Kevin Plank.
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D.
Pure Spirits of the Forest
"Pure Spirits of the Forest" is an ethereal, atmospheric musical piece from James Horner’s score for the film *Avatar*, evoking the mystical connection between the Na’vi and their natural world.
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E.
Mean Spirit
Mean Spirit is a novel by Linda Hogan that explores the exploitation and resilience of an Osage community during the Oklahoma oil boom, and is considered a key work of the Native American Renaissance.
- 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: Chosen Spirits Target entity description: Chosen Spirits is a near-future speculative fiction novel by Indian author Samit Basu that explores surveillance, social media, and political unrest in a dystopian Delhi.
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A.
Conjure Cognac
Conjure Cognac is a premium cognac brand co-created and promoted by rapper and actor Ludacris as part of his ventures into the spirits industry.
-
B.
League of Cognac
The League of Cognac was an anti-imperial alliance formed in 1526 by major European powers, including France and several Italian states, to counter the dominance of Emperor Charles V in Italy.
-
C.
Sagamore Spirit
Sagamore Spirit is an American whiskey distillery and brand based in Maryland, known for its rye whiskey and ties to Under Armour founder Kevin Plank.
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D.
Pure Spirits of the Forest
"Pure Spirits of the Forest" is an ethereal, atmospheric musical piece from James Horner’s score for the film *Avatar*, evoking the mystical connection between the Na’vi and their natural world.
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E.
Mean Spirit
Mean Spirit is a novel by Linda Hogan that explores the exploitation and resilience of an Osage community during the Oklahoma oil boom, and is considered a key work of the Native American Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Samit Basu ⓘ |
| awardNomination | JCB Prize for Literature longlist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
near-future fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
ⓘ
print book ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Joey
ⓘ
Rudra ⓘ |
| hasNationalityOfAuthor | Indian ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Indian politics
ⓘ
censorship ⓘ class inequality ⓘ corporate power ⓘ digital platforms ⓘ fake news ⓘ influencer culture ⓘ internet culture ⓘ mass surveillance ⓘ online identity ⓘ propaganda ⓘ protest movements ⓘ surveillance capitalism ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Indian English fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | India ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Simon & Schuster India
ⓘ
linked to:
Simon & Schuster
|
| settingCountry | India ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Delhi ⓘ |
| settingType | urban setting ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
media manipulation ⓘ political unrest ⓘ privacy ⓘ social media ⓘ state control ⓘ surveillance ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| timePeriod | near future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chosen Spirits Description of subject: Chosen Spirits is a near-future speculative fiction novel by Indian author Samit Basu that explores surveillance, social media, and political unrest in a dystopian Delhi.
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