The Landing at Kuralei
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The Landing at Kuralei is a pivotal short story in James A. Michener’s World War II–set collection, depicting a dramatic amphibious assault and its human cost on a fictional Pacific island.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Landing at Kuralei canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10210384 — 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: The Landing at Kuralei Context triple: [Tales of the South Pacific, hasNotableStory, The Landing at Kuralei]
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A.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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C.
Landing at Nadzab
Landing at Nadzab was a World War II airborne and amphibious operation in New Guinea in 1943, in which Allied forces seized the Nadzab airfield to support the capture of Lae and advance against Japanese positions.
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D.
Going Ashore
"Going Ashore" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri, included in her collection *Unaccustomed Earth*, that explores themes of family, identity, and displacement within the South Asian diaspora.
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E.
Battle for Point Salines
The Battle for Point Salines was a key engagement during the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, centered on securing the island’s main airport from defending forces.
- 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: The Landing at Kuralei Target entity description: The Landing at Kuralei is a pivotal short story in James A. Michener’s World War II–set collection, depicting a dramatic amphibious assault and its human cost on a fictional Pacific island.
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A.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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C.
Landing at Nadzab
Landing at Nadzab was a World War II airborne and amphibious operation in New Guinea in 1943, in which Allied forces seized the Nadzab airfield to support the capture of Lae and advance against Japanese positions.
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D.
Going Ashore
"Going Ashore" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri, included in her collection *Unaccustomed Earth*, that explores themes of family, identity, and displacement within the South Asian diaspora.
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E.
Battle for Point Salines
The Battle for Point Salines was a key engagement during the 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, centered on securing the island’s main airport from defending forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author |
James A. Michener
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linked to:
James Michener
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
combat operations on a Pacific island
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human cost of war ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | uses fictional island to represent real Pacific battles ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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war fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | Kuralei ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | military personnel in combat ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Pacific theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific War
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| subject |
United States military in the Pacific War
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linked to:
United States Armed Forces in World War II
island invasion ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| theme |
heroism and fear
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mortality ⓘ psychological impact of combat ⓘ sacrifice in war ⓘ |
| workInSeries |
Tales of the South Pacific short stories
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linked to:
Tales of the South Pacific
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Landing at Kuralei Description of subject: The Landing at Kuralei is a pivotal short story in James A. Michener’s World War II–set collection, depicting a dramatic amphibious assault and its human cost on a fictional Pacific island.
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