The Dream and the Desert
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The Dream and the Desert is a notable literary work by South African poet, writer, and translator Uys Krige, reflecting his lyrical style and engagement with themes of landscape and human experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dream and the Desert canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11484298 — 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 Dream and the Desert Context triple: [Uys Krige, notableWork, The Dream and the Desert]
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A.
White Dove of the Desert
The White Dove of the Desert is a historic Spanish Catholic mission church near Tucson, Arizona, renowned for its striking white façade and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Last Days in the Desert
Last Days in the Desert is a 2015 independent drama film that imagines a spiritually charged encounter between Jesus and a family in the desert during his 40 days of fasting and temptation.
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C.
Emperor of Sand
Emperor of Sand is a 2017 progressive metal concept album by American band Mastodon, known for its intricate musicianship and themes of mortality and survival.
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D.
Desire in the Dust
Desire in the Dust is a 1960 American drama film, best known as one of the prominent screen roles of actress Martha Hyer.
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E.
Rivers of Sand
Rivers of Sand is an ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that explores the social and cultural life of the Hamar people of southwestern Ethiopia.
- 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 Dream and the Desert Target entity description: The Dream and the Desert is a notable literary work by South African poet, writer, and translator Uys Krige, reflecting his lyrical style and engagement with themes of landscape and human experience.
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A.
White Dove of the Desert
The White Dove of the Desert is a historic Spanish Catholic mission church near Tucson, Arizona, renowned for its striking white façade and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Last Days in the Desert
Last Days in the Desert is a 2015 independent drama film that imagines a spiritually charged encounter between Jesus and a family in the desert during his 40 days of fasting and temptation.
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C.
Emperor of Sand
Emperor of Sand is a 2017 progressive metal concept album by American band Mastodon, known for its intricate musicianship and themes of mortality and survival.
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D.
Desire in the Dust
Desire in the Dust is a 1960 American drama film, best known as one of the prominent screen roles of actress Martha Hyer.
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E.
Rivers of Sand
Rivers of Sand is an ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that explores the social and cultural life of the Hamar people of southwestern Ethiopia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century poetry
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South African literature ⓘ |
| author | Uys Krige ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| explores |
emotional response to landscape
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relationship between people and environment ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
poet
ⓘ
translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | South African landscape ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern poetry ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | lyrical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
human experience
ⓘ
landscape ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Uys Krige ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dream and the Desert Description of subject: The Dream and the Desert is a notable literary work by South African poet, writer, and translator Uys Krige, reflecting his lyrical style and engagement with themes of landscape and human experience.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.