The Little Girls
E1039852
The Little Girls is a 1964 novel by Elizabeth Bowen that explores memory, aging, and the lingering impact of childhood through the reunion of three former schoolfriends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Little Girls canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13409183 — 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 Little Girls Context triple: [Elizabeth Bowen, notableWork, The Little Girls]
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A.
The Young Girls
The Young Girls is a celebrated early 20th-century painting by French artist Marie Laurencin, known for its soft pastel palette and depiction of ethereal, feminine figures that became emblematic of her distinctive style.
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B.
Strange Little Girls
"Strange Little Girls" is a short story by Neil Gaiman that blends dark fantasy and psychological insight, exploring unsettling themes through the perspectives of enigmatic young female characters.
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C.
Little Girls
"Little Girls" is a darkly comedic song from the musical Annie, sung by the villainous Miss Hannigan as she laments having to care for the orphaned girls.
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D.
Little Girls
"Little Girls" is a controversial new wave song by American band Oingo Boingo, known for its darkly satirical lyrics and upbeat, quirky musical style.
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E.
The Girl
"The Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodríguez, distinct from his athletic career.
- 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 Little Girls Target entity description: The Little Girls is a 1964 novel by Elizabeth Bowen that explores memory, aging, and the lingering impact of childhood through the reunion of three former schoolfriends.
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A.
The Young Girls
The Young Girls is a celebrated early 20th-century painting by French artist Marie Laurencin, known for its soft pastel palette and depiction of ethereal, feminine figures that became emblematic of her distinctive style.
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B.
Strange Little Girls
"Strange Little Girls" is a short story by Neil Gaiman that blends dark fantasy and psychological insight, exploring unsettling themes through the perspectives of enigmatic young female characters.
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C.
Little Girls
"Little Girls" is a darkly comedic song from the musical Annie, sung by the villainous Miss Hannigan as she laments having to care for the orphaned girls.
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D.
Little Girls
"Little Girls" is a controversial new wave song by American band Oingo Boingo, known for its darkly satirical lyrics and upbeat, quirky musical style.
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E.
The Girl
"The Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodríguez, distinct from his athletic career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Bowen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
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novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Little Girls ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aging
ⓘ
childhood ⓘ friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | reunion of three former schoolfriends ⓘ |
| plotElement |
buried childhood box
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re-examination of past events ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Clare
ⓘ
Dinah ⓘ Sheila ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Little Girls Description of subject: The Little Girls is a 1964 novel by Elizabeth Bowen that explores memory, aging, and the lingering impact of childhood through the reunion of three former schoolfriends.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.