“Le goût de la cendre”
E945074
“Le goût de la cendre” is the French motto associated with Malcolm Lowry’s novel *Under the Volcano*, evoking its themes of despair, ruin, and the bitter aftertaste of self-destruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Le goût de la cendre” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11754480 — 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: “Le goût de la cendre” Context triple: [Under the Volcano, hasMotto, “Le goût de la cendre”]
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A.
Du miel aux cendres
Du miel aux cendres is a volume of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Mythologiques series, in which he analyzes and compares Amerindian myths to explore the structures of human thought.
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B.
Le Feu
Le Feu is a seminal anti-war novel by Henri Barbusse that vividly depicts the grim realities of French soldiers’ experiences in the trenches during World War I.
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C.
“La Sorgue”
“La Sorgue” is a poem by Aimé Césaire that celebrates and mythologizes the Sorgue River while expressing themes of resistance, identity, and decolonization.
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D.
La Cotinière
La Cotinière is a traditional fishing port village on the Atlantic coast of France, known for its active fishing fleet and seafood market.
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E.
Le Pâté
Le Pâté is a small, uninhabited islet in the Îles des Saintes archipelago of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.
- 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: “Le goût de la cendre” Target entity description: “Le goût de la cendre” is the French motto associated with Malcolm Lowry’s novel *Under the Volcano*, evoking its themes of despair, ruin, and the bitter aftertaste of self-destruction.
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A.
Du miel aux cendres
Du miel aux cendres is a volume of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Mythologiques series, in which he analyzes and compares Amerindian myths to explore the structures of human thought.
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B.
Le Feu
Le Feu is a seminal anti-war novel by Henri Barbusse that vividly depicts the grim realities of French soldiers’ experiences in the trenches during World War I.
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C.
“La Sorgue”
“La Sorgue” is a poem by Aimé Césaire that celebrates and mythologizes the Sorgue River while expressing themes of resistance, identity, and decolonization.
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D.
La Cotinière
La Cotinière is a traditional fishing port village on the Atlantic coast of France, known for its active fishing fleet and seafood market.
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E.
Le Pâté
Le Pâté is a small, uninhabited islet in the Îles des Saintes archipelago of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French phrase
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literary motto ⓘ |
| appliesTo | atmosphere of Under the Volcano ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Malcolm Lowry
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novel Under the Volcano ⓘ |
| connotation |
bitterness
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loss ⓘ moral and emotional decay ⓘ |
| describesThemeOf | Under the Volcano ⓘ |
| evokes |
bitter aftertaste of self-destruction
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despair ⓘ ruin ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| meaningApproximate | the taste of ash ⓘ |
| partOf | French critical discourse on Malcolm Lowry ⓘ |
| register | literary ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
alcoholism in Under the Volcano
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existential despair in Under the Volcano ⓘ tragic fate of the Consul in Under the Volcano ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
emotional aftermath of destruction
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irreversible ruin ⓘ psychological desolation ⓘ |
| usedAs | motto in French reception of Under the Volcano ⓘ |
| usedIn | French commentary on Under the Volcano ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: “Le goût de la cendre” Description of subject: “Le goût de la cendre” is the French motto associated with Malcolm Lowry’s novel *Under the Volcano*, evoking its themes of despair, ruin, and the bitter aftertaste of self-destruction.
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