the book "Cane"
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The book "Cane" is a 1923 modernist work by Jean Toomer that blends poetry, prose, and drama to depict African American life in the rural South and urban North during the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| the book "Cane" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11232537 — 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: the book "Cane" Context triple: [Karintha, appearsIn, the book "Cane"]
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A.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a seminal 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston that follows the life and self-discovery of Janie Crawford in the early 20th-century American South.
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B.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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C.
The Black Man
The Black Man is a sinister, possibly demonic figure associated with witchcraft and forbidden pacts in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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D.
The Black Man
"The Black Man" is a haunting, introspective poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin that explores themes of inner torment, identity, and existential despair.
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E.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
- 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 book "Cane" Target entity description: The book "Cane" is a 1923 modernist work by Jean Toomer that blends poetry, prose, and drama to depict African American life in the rural South and urban North during the early 20th century.
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A.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a seminal 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston that follows the life and self-discovery of Janie Crawford in the early 20th-century American South.
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B.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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C.
The Black Man
The Black Man is a sinister, possibly demonic figure associated with witchcraft and forbidden pacts in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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D.
The Black Man
"The Black Man" is a haunting, introspective poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin that explores themes of inner torment, identity, and existential despair.
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E.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary work ⓘ modernist work ⓘ |
| author | Jean Toomer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | recognized as a landmark of African American modernism ⓘ |
| depicts |
African American life in the early 20th century
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Great Migration experiences ⓘ racial oppression in the United States ⓘ |
| form | blend of poetry, prose, and drama ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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experimental fiction ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ prose poetry ⓘ short story cycle ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode |
fragmented narrative
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multiple narrators ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American modernist literature
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later experimental fiction by Black writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| notableSection |
Becky
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Blood-Burning Moon ⓘ Bona and Paul ⓘ Box Seat ⓘ Carma ⓘ Esther ⓘ Fern ⓘ Kabnis ⓘ Karintha ⓘ Seventh Street ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 160 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Boni and Liveright
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linked to:
Boni & Liveright
|
| setting |
rural American South
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urban American North ⓘ |
| structure | three-part structure ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory and history ⓘ race ⓘ rural versus urban life ⓘ sexuality ⓘ spirituality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the book "Cane" Description of subject: The book "Cane" is a 1923 modernist work by Jean Toomer that blends poetry, prose, and drama to depict African American life in the rural South and urban North during the early 20th century.
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