I Sell My Dreams
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"I Sell My Dreams" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, included in his collection "Strange Pilgrims," that follows a mysterious woman who appears to foresee and profit from the dreams she claims to have.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Sell My Dreams canonical | 3 |
| Me alquilo para soñar | 1 |
| Yo vendo mis sueños | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T965976 — 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: I Sell My Dreams Context triple: [Strange Pilgrims, hasPart, I Sell My Dreams]
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A.
Out of My Dreams
"Out of My Dreams" is a romantic ballad from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that reflects the heroine Laurey’s inner longings and emotional conflict.
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B.
Just a Dream
"Just a Dream" is a 2010 pop-rap ballad by American rapper Nelly that reflects on lost love and regret and became one of his most commercially successful singles.
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C.
I Still Dream About You
"I Still Dream About You" is a humorous and heartfelt novel by Fannie Flagg that follows a former beauty queen in Birmingham, Alabama, as she reevaluates her life, friendships, and long-held dreams.
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D.
Getting Out Our Dreams
Getting Out Our Dreams is the full name of GOOD Music, the record label founded by Kanye West known for its roster of influential hip-hop and R&B artists.
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E.
Everything I Thought It Was
"Everything I Thought It Was" is a pop and R&B studio album by American singer Justin Timberlake, marking his return to music after a lengthy hiatus.
- 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: I Sell My Dreams Target entity description: "I Sell My Dreams" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, included in his collection "Strange Pilgrims," that follows a mysterious woman who appears to foresee and profit from the dreams she claims to have.
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A.
Out of My Dreams
"Out of My Dreams" is a romantic ballad from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that reflects the heroine Laurey’s inner longings and emotional conflict.
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B.
Just a Dream
"Just a Dream" is a 2010 pop-rap ballad by American rapper Nelly that reflects on lost love and regret and became one of his most commercially successful singles.
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C.
I Still Dream About You
"I Still Dream About You" is a humorous and heartfelt novel by Fannie Flagg that follows a former beauty queen in Birmingham, Alabama, as she reevaluates her life, friendships, and long-held dreams.
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D.
Getting Out Our Dreams
Getting Out Our Dreams is the full name of GOOD Music, the record label founded by Kanye West known for its roster of influential hip-hop and R&B artists.
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E.
Everything I Thought It Was
"Everything I Thought It Was" is a pop and R&B studio album by American singer Justin Timberlake, marking his return to music after a lengthy hiatus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| author | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Colombian ⓘ |
| character |
Frau Frieda
ⓘ
unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| collection | Strange Pilgrims ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| explores |
human dependence on omens and predictions
ⓘ
tension between rationality and the supernatural ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict | use of dreams for power and profit ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | I Sell My Dreams ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalElement | prophetic dreams ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage |
Yo vendo mis sueños
ⓘ
linked to:
I Sell My Dreams
|
| includedIn |
Strange Pilgrims
ⓘ
Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories ⓘ
linked to:
Strange Pilgrims
|
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American Boom ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frau Frieda ⓘ |
| motif |
death
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dreams ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed first-person narrator ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Gabriel García Márquez bibliography ⓘ |
| setting | Europe ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a woman who profits from prophetic dreams ⓘ |
| theme |
exile
ⓘ
fate ⓘ money and exploitation ⓘ power of dreams ⓘ premonition ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| workType | short fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: I Sell My Dreams Description of subject: "I Sell My Dreams" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, included in his collection "Strange Pilgrims," that follows a mysterious woman who appears to foresee and profit from the dreams she claims to have.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: I Sell My Dreams
linked to: I Sell My Dreams