Saving Fish from Drowning
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"Saving Fish from Drowning" is a darkly comic novel by Amy Tan that follows a group of American tourists on a misadventurous trip through China and Burma, narrated by the ghost of their recently deceased patron.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saving Fish from Drowning canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10198699 — 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: Saving Fish from Drowning Context triple: [Amy Tan, notableWork, Saving Fish from Drowning]
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A.
How Not to Drown
"How Not to Drown" is a dark, atmospheric synth-pop song by Scottish band Chvrches featuring The Cure’s Robert Smith, noted for its themes of resilience and emotional struggle.
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B.
Sink or Swim
"Sink or Swim" is the 2007 debut studio album by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, blending punk energy with heartland rock influences.
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C.
Alas, I Cannot Swim
"Alas, I Cannot Swim" is the critically acclaimed 2008 debut studio album by English folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, noted for its intimate, lyrically rich acoustic songs.
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D.
Shark Savers
Shark Savers is a conservation organization dedicated to protecting sharks and their ocean habitats through advocacy, education, and community action.
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E.
Rescue
Rescue is a poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, reflecting on war, morality, and the human condition in the aftermath of World War II.
- 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: Saving Fish from Drowning Target entity description: "Saving Fish from Drowning" is a darkly comic novel by Amy Tan that follows a group of American tourists on a misadventurous trip through China and Burma, narrated by the ghost of their recently deceased patron.
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A.
How Not to Drown
"How Not to Drown" is a dark, atmospheric synth-pop song by Scottish band Chvrches featuring The Cure’s Robert Smith, noted for its themes of resilience and emotional struggle.
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B.
Sink or Swim
"Sink or Swim" is the 2007 debut studio album by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, blending punk energy with heartland rock influences.
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C.
Alas, I Cannot Swim
"Alas, I Cannot Swim" is the critically acclaimed 2008 debut studio album by English folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, noted for its intimate, lyrically rich acoustic songs.
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D.
Shark Savers
Shark Savers is a conservation organization dedicated to protecting sharks and their ocean habitats through advocacy, education, and community action.
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E.
Rescue
Rescue is a poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, reflecting on war, morality, and the human condition in the aftermath of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Amy Tan ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Chinese American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter | Bibi Chen ⓘ |
| follows | group of American tourists ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
contemporary fiction ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
Burmese villagers
ⓘ
Karen tribe members ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| hasElement |
dark humor
ⓘ
magical realism ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasMoral | good intentions can lead to harmful consequences ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | tour gone wrong ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed to positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative with digressions ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Burmese culture
ⓘ
Chinese culture ⓘ human rights ⓘ military dictatorship in Burma ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bibi Chen ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | posthumous narration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | ghost of Bibi Chen ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of American tourists on a guided tour of China and Burma go missing, while their deceased organizer Bibi Chen narrates their misadventures as a ghost. ⓘ |
| protagonistGroup | American tourists ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam's Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
|
| setting |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
China ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ |
| theme |
Western tourism in Asia
ⓘ
cultural misunderstanding ⓘ identity ⓘ political oppression ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Burmese saying about unintended consequences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saving Fish from Drowning Description of subject: "Saving Fish from Drowning" is a darkly comic novel by Amy Tan that follows a group of American tourists on a misadventurous trip through China and Burma, narrated by the ghost of their recently deceased patron.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.