The Sweetest Fruits
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The Sweetest Fruits is a historical novel by Monique Truong that reimagines the life of 19th-century writer and gastronome Lafcadio Hearn through the perspectives of three pivotal women who knew him.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Sweetest Fruits canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12944683 — 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 Sweetest Fruits Context triple: [Monique Truong, notableWork, The Sweetest Fruits]
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A.
Dulcissime
"Dulcissime" is the climactic, high-flying soprano solo that concludes the "Cour d'amours" section of Carl Orff’s cantata Carmina Burana.
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B.
The Sweet Life
The Sweet Life is the English title of Federico Fellini’s iconic 1960 Italian film "La Dolce Vita," which explores the hedonistic nightlife and moral decadence of Rome.
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C.
Sweet and Lovely
"Sweet and Lovely" is a popular jazz and pop standard from the early 1930s that has been widely recorded by numerous vocalists and instrumentalists.
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D.
Sweeting
Sweeting is a surname most notably associated with Bahamian-born American former professional tennis player Ryan Sweeting.
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E.
Sweeter
"Sweeter" is a soulful pop-rock song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its catchy melody and emotionally charged lyrics.
- 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 Sweetest Fruits Target entity description: The Sweetest Fruits is a historical novel by Monique Truong that reimagines the life of 19th-century writer and gastronome Lafcadio Hearn through the perspectives of three pivotal women who knew him.
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A.
Dulcissime
"Dulcissime" is the climactic, high-flying soprano solo that concludes the "Cour d'amours" section of Carl Orff’s cantata Carmina Burana.
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B.
The Sweet Life
The Sweet Life is the English title of Federico Fellini’s iconic 1960 Italian film "La Dolce Vita," which explores the hedonistic nightlife and moral decadence of Rome.
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C.
Sweet and Lovely
"Sweet and Lovely" is a popular jazz and pop standard from the early 1930s that has been widely recorded by numerous vocalists and instrumentalists.
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D.
Sweeting
Sweeting is a surname most notably associated with Bahamian-born American former professional tennis player Ryan Sweeting.
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E.
Sweeter
"Sweeter" is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw that blends pop, soul, and rock influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Monique Truong ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter |
Alethea Foley
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Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ Rosa Tessaro ⓘ Setsu Koizumi ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
food and gastronomy
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life of Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ relationships of Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
biographical reinterpretation
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gastronomy ⓘ literary history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
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multi-voiced narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Lafcadio Hearn ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | reimagining the life of Lafcadio Hearn through voices of three women ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Viking ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
Viking Books
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linked to:
The Viking Press
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| settingLocation |
Greece
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Japan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| theme |
cross-cultural identity
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food as memory ⓘ marriage ⓘ migration ⓘ race and class ⓘ storytelling and authorship ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| toldFromPerspectiveOf |
Alethea Foley
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Rosa Tessaro ⓘ Setsu Koizumi ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Monique Truong ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sweetest Fruits Description of subject: The Sweetest Fruits is a historical novel by Monique Truong that reimagines the life of 19th-century writer and gastronome Lafcadio Hearn through the perspectives of three pivotal women who knew him.
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