Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue
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Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue is a collection of travel essays and stories by Paul Bowles, drawing on his experiences and observations in North Africa and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10135583 — 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: Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue Context triple: [Paul Bowles, notableWork, Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue]
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A.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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B.
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
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C.
The Grass Is No Green
"The Grass Is No Green" is a song by the German progressive rock band Nektar from their 1972 concept album "A Tab in the Ocean."
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D.
Under a Green Sky
Under a Green Sky is a popular science book by paleontologist Peter Ward that explores past mass extinctions to warn about the potential consequences of modern climate change.
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E.
Green for Danger
Green for Danger is a 1946 British mystery film set in a wartime hospital, renowned for its blend of whodunit suspense and dark humor.
- 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: Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue Target entity description: Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue is a collection of travel essays and stories by Paul Bowles, drawing on his experiences and observations in North Africa and beyond.
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A.
The Green One
The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.
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B.
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face is a 1995 Brooklyn-set comedy film co-directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang, serving as a loose, improvisational companion piece to their earlier movie Smoke.
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C.
The Grass Is No Green
"The Grass Is No Green" is a song by the German progressive rock band Nektar from their 1972 concept album "A Tab in the Ocean."
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D.
Under a Green Sky
Under a Green Sky is a popular science book by paleontologist Peter Ward that explores past mass extinctions to warn about the potential consequences of modern climate change.
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E.
Green for Danger
Green for Danger is a 1946 British mystery film set in a wartime hospital, renowned for its blend of whodunit suspense and dark humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| author | Paul Bowles ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Paul Bowles' observations in North Africa
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Paul Bowles' travel experiences ⓘ |
| containsForm |
short story
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travel essay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Paul Bowles ⓘ |
| genre |
short story collection
ⓘ
travel writing ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fictional stories inspired by travel
ⓘ
individual travel essays ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Western traveler observing North Africa ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Islamic world
ⓘ
Moroccan culture ⓘ North African landscapes ⓘ cross-cultural encounters ⓘ desert life ⓘ expatriate experience ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
Morocco
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North Africa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of North African cultures
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vivid descriptive prose ⓘ |
| titleComesFrom | a line in one of the included pieces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue Description of subject: Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue is a collection of travel essays and stories by Paul Bowles, drawing on his experiences and observations in North Africa and beyond.
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