Lost in Shangri-La
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Lost in Shangri-La is a nonfiction book by Mitchell Zuckoff that recounts the true story of a World War II plane crash in New Guinea and the dramatic survival and rescue of its passengers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lost in Shangri-La canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9999144 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost in Shangri-La Context triple: [Mitchell Zuckoff, notableWork, Lost in Shangri-La]
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A.
Lost in the World
"Lost in the World" is a genre-blending, emotionally charged track by Kanye West that closes his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with layered vocals, atmospheric production, and a transition into the spoken-word piece "Who Will Survive in America."
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B.
Shangri-La Dee Da
Shangri-La Dee Da is a 2001 studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots that blends hard rock with more melodic, experimental elements.
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C.
Shangri-La
Shangri-La is a fictional Himalayan utopia depicted as a hidden, peaceful, and eternally youthful paradise.
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D.
Lost in Paradise
"Lost in Paradise" is a song by Rihanna from her 2012 studio album "Unapologetic," blending atmospheric production with introspective lyrics about love and escape.
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E.
Zang Tumb Tuum
Zang Tumb Tuum is a 1914 Futurist sound-poetry work by Italian artist F.T. Marinetti, notable for its experimental typographic layout and onomatopoeic evocation of modern warfare.
- 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: Lost in Shangri-La Target entity description: Lost in Shangri-La is a nonfiction book by Mitchell Zuckoff that recounts the true story of a World War II plane crash in New Guinea and the dramatic survival and rescue of its passengers.
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A.
Lost in the World
"Lost in the World" is a genre-blending, emotionally charged track by Kanye West that closes his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with layered vocals, atmospheric production, and a transition into the spoken-word piece "Who Will Survive in America."
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B.
Shangri-La Dee Da
Shangri-La Dee Da is a 2001 studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots that blends hard rock with more melodic, experimental elements.
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C.
Shangri-La
Shangri-La is a fictional Himalayan utopia depicted as a hidden, peaceful, and eternally youthful paradise.
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D.
Lost in Paradise
"Lost in Paradise" is a song by Rihanna from her 2012 studio album "Unapologetic," blending atmospheric production with introspective lyrics about love and escape.
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E.
Zang Tumb Tuum
Zang Tumb Tuum is a 1914 Futurist sound-poetry work by Italian artist F.T. Marinetti, notable for its experimental typographic layout and onomatopoeic evocation of modern warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
U.S. military personnel
ⓘ
aviation history ⓘ indigenous people of New Guinea ⓘ |
| author | Mitchell Zuckoff ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
history
ⓘ
military history ⓘ narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780061988349 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
maps
ⓘ
photographs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Guinea
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ airplane crash ⓘ rescue operation ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableAward | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime nomination ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Harper ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Guinea ⓘ |
| settingTime | World War II ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | narrative reconstruction of historical events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lost in Shangri-La Description of subject: Lost in Shangri-La is a nonfiction book by Mitchell Zuckoff that recounts the true story of a World War II plane crash in New Guinea and the dramatic survival and rescue of its passengers.
Referenced by (1)
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