Speak No Evil
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Speak No Evil is a contemporary novel by Uzodinma Iweala that explores identity, sexuality, and cultural conflict through the story of a Nigerian-American teenager in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Speak No Evil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8367343 — 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: Speak No Evil Context triple: [Uzodinma Iweala, notableWork, Speak No Evil]
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A.
Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil is a landmark 1964 jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, celebrated for its sophisticated compositions and quintessential post-bop sound.
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B.
Force of Evil
Force of Evil is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Abraham Polonsky and starring John Garfield, that explores corruption and moral conflict within New York’s numbers racket.
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C.
Beyond Evil
Beyond Evil is a critically acclaimed South Korean psychological crime thriller drama series centered on two detectives obsessively pursuing a serial killer in a small town.
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D.
The Worst of Evil
The Worst of Evil is a South Korean crime-action television series centered on an undercover investigation into a powerful drug cartel operating between Korea, China, and Japan.
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E.
Necessary Evil
"Necessary Evil" is a popular studio album by Ghanaian dancehall and reggae artist Stonebwoy that helped solidify his prominence in the African music scene.
- 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: Speak No Evil Target entity description: Speak No Evil is a contemporary novel by Uzodinma Iweala that explores identity, sexuality, and cultural conflict through the story of a Nigerian-American teenager in Washington, D.C.
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A.
Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil is a landmark 1964 jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, celebrated for its sophisticated compositions and quintessential post-bop sound.
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B.
Force of Evil
Force of Evil is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Abraham Polonsky and starring John Garfield, that explores corruption and moral conflict within New York’s numbers racket.
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C.
Beyond Evil
Beyond Evil is a critically acclaimed South Korean psychological crime thriller drama series centered on two detectives obsessively pursuing a serial killer in a small town.
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D.
The Worst of Evil
The Worst of Evil is a South Korean crime-action television series centered on an undercover investigation into a powerful drug cartel operating between Korea, China, and Japan.
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E.
Necessary Evil
"Necessary Evil" is a popular studio album by Ghanaian dancehall and reggae artist Stonebwoy that helped solidify his prominence in the African music scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Uzodinma Iweala ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Meredith
ⓘ
Niru’s father ⓘ Niru’s mother ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
ⓘ
coming-of-age novel ⓘ contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African immigrants in the United States
ⓘ
Nigerian diaspora ⓘ Washington, D.C. politics and society ⓘ cultural assimilation ⓘ elite education ⓘ expectations of masculinity ⓘ friendship ⓘ intersectionality ⓘ parent-child relationships ⓘ religious conservatism ⓘ sexual orientation ⓘ social privilege ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
cultural conflict
ⓘ
family expectations ⓘ homophobia ⓘ identity ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Niru ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Nigerian-American ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harper
ⓘ
HarperCollins ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| settingTime | 21st century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Speak No Evil Description of subject: Speak No Evil is a contemporary novel by Uzodinma Iweala that explores identity, sexuality, and cultural conflict through the story of a Nigerian-American teenager in Washington, D.C.
Referenced by (1)
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