Cutting for Stone
E802318
Cutting for Stone is a bestselling novel by Abraham Verghese that follows twin brothers born to an Indian nun and a British surgeon in Ethiopia, blending medical drama with a sweeping family and political saga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cutting for Stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9494378 — 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: Cutting for Stone Context triple: [Ethiopian literature, notableWork, Cutting for Stone]
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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B.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible is a critically acclaimed novel by Barbara Kingsolver that follows a missionary family’s fraught experiences in the Belgian Congo, exploring themes of colonialism, guilt, and cultural misunderstanding.
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C.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules is a novel by John Irving that follows an orphan named Homer Wells and explores complex themes of morality, abortion, and personal choice in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
First They Killed My Father
First They Killed My Father is a biographical war drama film depicting a Cambodian child's harrowing experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
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E.
A Life
A Life is the autobiographical memoir of influential film and theatre director Elia Kazan, in which he reflects on his career, personal life, and controversial political choices.
- 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: Cutting for Stone Target entity description: Cutting for Stone is a bestselling novel by Abraham Verghese that follows twin brothers born to an Indian nun and a British surgeon in Ethiopia, blending medical drama with a sweeping family and political saga.
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
-
B.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible is a critically acclaimed novel by Barbara Kingsolver that follows a missionary family’s fraught experiences in the Belgian Congo, exploring themes of colonialism, guilt, and cultural misunderstanding.
-
C.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules is a novel by John Irving that follows an orphan named Homer Wells and explores complex themes of morality, abortion, and personal choice in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
First They Killed My Father
First They Killed My Father is a biographical war drama film depicting a Cambodian child's harrowing experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
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E.
A Life
A Life is the autobiographical memoir of influential film and theatre director Elia Kazan, in which he reflects on his career, personal life, and controversial political choices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | optioned for film adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Verghese ⓘ |
| awardedOrRecognition | longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| centralProfession |
physician
ⓘ
surgeon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ medical fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | readers’ interest in global health narratives ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
hospital life
ⓘ
migration ⓘ twins ⓘ |
| hasSequel | false ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
colonial legacy ⓘ exile ⓘ family ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ identity ⓘ medicine ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | phrase related to surgical procedure ⓘ |
| hasTwinProtagonists | true ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-375-41449-7 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Marion Stone
ⓘ
Shiva Stone ⓘ Sister Mary Joseph Praise ⓘ Thomas Stone ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Marion Stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depictions of medical practice
ⓘ
portrayal of Ethiopian history and politics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 667 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingInstitution | Missing Hospital ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
post-World War II era ⓘ |
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