The House in Paris
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The House in Paris is a 1935 modernist novel by Elizabeth Bowen that intricately explores memory, identity, and emotional tension through the intersecting lives of two children and the adults around them during a single day in a Parisian house.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The House in Paris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13409182 — 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 House in Paris Context triple: [Elizabeth Bowen, notableWork, The House in Paris]
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A.
Equal in Paris
"Equal in Paris" is an autobiographical essay by James Baldwin recounting his arrest and imprisonment in Paris, used to explore themes of race, justice, and identity.
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B.
Almost Paris
Almost Paris is an independent drama film directed by Domenica Cameron-Scorsese that explores themes of family, redemption, and the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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C.
Une chambre en ville
Une chambre en ville is a 1982 French musical drama film by Jacques Demy that blends operatic singing with a tragic love story set against the backdrop of a workers’ strike in Nantes.
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D.
Her Sister from Paris
Her Sister from Paris is a 1925 silent romantic comedy film best known for starring Constance Talmadge in a dual role as two very different sisters.
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E.
Sous les toits de Paris
Sous les toits de Paris is a 1930 French musical film by René Clair, celebrated as an early sound-era classic that lyrically portrays the lives and loves of working-class Parisians.
- 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 House in Paris Target entity description: The House in Paris is a 1935 modernist novel by Elizabeth Bowen that intricately explores memory, identity, and emotional tension through the intersecting lives of two children and the adults around them during a single day in a Parisian house.
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A.
Equal in Paris
"Equal in Paris" is an autobiographical essay by James Baldwin recounting his arrest and imprisonment in Paris, used to explore themes of race, justice, and identity.
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B.
Almost Paris
Almost Paris is an independent drama film directed by Domenica Cameron-Scorsese that explores themes of family, redemption, and the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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C.
Une chambre en ville
Une chambre en ville is a 1982 French musical drama film by Jacques Demy that blends operatic singing with a tragic love story set against the backdrop of a workers’ strike in Nantes.
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D.
Her Sister from Paris
Her Sister from Paris is a 1925 silent romantic comedy film best known for starring Constance Talmadge in a dual role as two very different sisters.
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E.
Sous les toits de Paris
Sous les toits de Paris is a 1930 French musical film by René Clair, celebrated as an early sound-era classic that lyrically portrays the lives and loves of working-class Parisians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Bowen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
childhood perception of adult secrets
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illicit love affair ⓘ social constraints in early 20th-century Europe ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Henrietta
ⓘ
Karen Michaelis ⓘ Leopold ⓘ Madame Fisher ⓘ Miss Fisher ⓘ
linked to:
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Naomi Fisher ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Past section
ⓘ
Present section ⓘ Return to present section ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered one of Elizabeth Bowen's major works
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critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional repression
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illegitimacy ⓘ mother–child relationships ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | interwar literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
betrayal
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emotional tension ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | shifting point of view ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | single day ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex temporal structure
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detailed interior monologue ⓘ intense psychological characterization ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| structure |
framed narrative
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The House in Paris Description of subject: The House in Paris is a 1935 modernist novel by Elizabeth Bowen that intricately explores memory, identity, and emotional tension through the intersecting lives of two children and the adults around them during a single day in a Parisian house.
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