Tropic of Orange
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Tropic of Orange is a postmodern, magical realist novel that interweaves multiple narratives to explore issues of globalization, migration, and urban life in and around Los Angeles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tropic of Orange canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9792395 — 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: Tropic of Orange Context triple: [Karen Tei Yamashita, notableWork, Tropic of Orange]
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A.
The Tropicana
The Tropicana is a seafront leisure and events complex in Weston-super-Mare, England, best known for hosting large-scale art installations and public entertainment.
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B.
Land of Sunshine
Land of Sunshine is a popular nickname for Okayama Prefecture in Japan, known for its mild climate and high number of sunny days.
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C.
Bowl of Oranges
"Bowl of Oranges" is a folk-influenced indie rock song by Bright Eyes, noted for its hopeful, introspective lyrics and melodic simplicity.
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D.
Simply Orange
Simply Orange is a popular brand of not-from-concentrate orange juice known for its minimal processing and refrigerated, fresh-tasting products.
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E.
City of Sunshine
City of Sunshine is the popular nickname of Szeged, a major city in southern Hungary renowned for its exceptionally sunny climate.
- 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: Tropic of Orange Target entity description: Tropic of Orange is a postmodern, magical realist novel that interweaves multiple narratives to explore issues of globalization, migration, and urban life in and around Los Angeles.
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A.
The Tropicana
The Tropicana is a seafront leisure and events complex in Weston-super-Mare, England, best known for hosting large-scale art installations and public entertainment.
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B.
Land of Sunshine
Land of Sunshine is a popular nickname for Okayama Prefecture in Japan, known for its mild climate and high number of sunny days.
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C.
Bowl of Oranges
"Bowl of Oranges" is a folk-influenced indie rock song by Bright Eyes, noted for its hopeful, introspective lyrics and melodic simplicity.
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D.
Simply Orange
Simply Orange is a popular brand of not-from-concentrate orange juice known for its minimal processing and refrigerated, fresh-tasting products.
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E.
City of Sunshine
City of Sunshine is the popular nickname of Szeged, a major city in southern Hungary renowned for its exceptionally sunny climate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magical realist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Karen Tei Yamashita ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacterType |
community activist
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journalist ⓘ migrant worker ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| genre |
magical realism
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postmodern literature ⓘ social novel ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
US–Mexico border
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linked to:
U.S.–Mexico border
cultural hybridity ⓘ displacement ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ myth and folklore ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
experimental
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surreal ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
border politics
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environment and ecology ⓘ globalization ⓘ media and spectacle ⓘ migration ⓘ neoliberalism ⓘ race and ethnicity ⓘ transnationalism ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multiple narratives ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
magic realism
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending realism with the fantastic
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depiction of Los Angeles as a global city ⓘ interweaving seven main narrative strands ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Coffee House Press ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Los Angeles
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Mexico ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Southern California ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tropic of Orange Description of subject: Tropic of Orange is a postmodern, magical realist novel that interweaves multiple narratives to explore issues of globalization, migration, and urban life in and around Los Angeles.
Referenced by (2)
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