“The Middle of Nowhere” (short fiction)
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“The Middle of Nowhere” is a short story by American author Hillary Jordan that explores themes of isolation, identity, and moral conflict in a stark, character-driven narrative.
All labels observed (1)
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| “The Middle of Nowhere” (short fiction) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17404662 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Middle of Nowhere” (short fiction) Context triple: [Hillary Jordan, notableWork, “The Middle of Nowhere” (short fiction)]
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Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories is a collection of short fiction by American writer Tobias Wolff that gathers both new pieces and many of his most acclaimed earlier stories.
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The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story
The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story is a critical work of literary theory in which Frank O’Connor analyzes the form, themes, and distinctive qualities of the modern short story.
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C.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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D.
The Wide Net and Other Stories
The Wide Net and Other Stories is a 1943 collection of short fiction by American author Eudora Welty that showcases her lyrical prose and vivid portrayals of life in the American South.
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E.
In the Middle of Nowhere
"In the Middle of Nowhere" is the tourism marketing slogan used to promote the remote Finnish municipality of Salla and its wilderness appeal.
- 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 Middle of Nowhere” (short fiction) Target entity description: “The Middle of Nowhere” is a short story by American author Hillary Jordan that explores themes of isolation, identity, and moral conflict in a stark, character-driven narrative.
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A.
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories is a collection of short fiction by American writer Tobias Wolff that gathers both new pieces and many of his most acclaimed earlier stories.
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B.
The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story
The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story is a critical work of literary theory in which Frank O’Connor analyzes the form, themes, and distinctive qualities of the modern short story.
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C.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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D.
The Wide Net and Other Stories
The Wide Net and Other Stories is a 1943 collection of short fiction by American author Eudora Welty that showcases her lyrical prose and vivid portrayals of life in the American South.
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E.
In the Middle of Nowhere
"In the Middle of Nowhere" is the tourism marketing slogan used to promote the remote Finnish municipality of Salla and its wilderness appeal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.