Astray
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Astray is a collection of historical short stories by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue that explores themes of migration, displacement, and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Astray canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10890509 — 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: Astray Context triple: [Emma Donoghue, wrote, Astray]
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A.
Planet of Exile
Planet of Exile is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of cultural contact, exile, and survival on a distant, harshly seasonal planet.
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B.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
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C.
Leap into the Void
Leap into the Void is a famous 1960 photomontage by Yves Klein that depicts the artist appearing to leap fearlessly from a high wall, symbolizing his fascination with immateriality and the void.
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D.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their early compilation album "Kerplunk."
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E.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a confessional memoir by British artist Tracey Emin, exploring her turbulent childhood, relationships, and the experiences that shaped her provocative artistic persona.
- 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: Astray Target entity description: Astray is a collection of historical short stories by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue that explores themes of migration, displacement, and moral ambiguity.
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A.
Planet of Exile
Planet of Exile is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of cultural contact, exile, and survival on a distant, harshly seasonal planet.
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B.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
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C.
Leap into the Void
Leap into the Void is a famous 1960 photomontage by Yves Klein that depicts the artist appearing to leap fearlessly from a high wall, symbolizing his fascination with immateriality and the void.
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D.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their early compilation album "Kerplunk."
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E.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a confessional memoir by British artist Tracey Emin, exploring her turbulent childhood, relationships, and the experiences that shaped her provocative artistic persona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish-Canadian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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short stories ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Emma Donoghue ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Emma Donoghue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | historical short stories ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | historical settings ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
people who go astray geographically
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people who go astray morally ⓘ |
| structure | collection of separate stories ⓘ |
| theme |
cross-cultural encounters
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displacement ⓘ exile ⓘ identity ⓘ migration ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ travel ⓘ uprooting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Astray Description of subject: Astray is a collection of historical short stories by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue that explores themes of migration, displacement, and moral ambiguity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.