The Dumb House
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The Dumb House is a dark psychological novel by Scottish writer John Burnside that explores obsession, cruelty, and the nature of language through the disturbing experiments of its narrator.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dumb House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18586319 — 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 Dumb House Context triple: [John Burnside, notableWork, The Dumb House]
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A.
Dumb-Hounded
Dumb-Hounded is a 1943 Tex Avery-directed MGM animated short featuring the character Droopy in a slapstick chase comedy.
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B.
A Simpleton
A Simpleton is a 19th-century novel by English author Charles Reade, known for its melodramatic plot and social commentary.
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C.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
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D.
The Big Doll House
The Big Doll House is a 1971 women-in-prison exploitation film that helped launch Pam Grier to fame and became a cult classic of the genre.
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E.
Just a Housewife
"Just a Housewife" is a song from the musical *Working* that reflects the overlooked labor, frustrations, and inner life of a suburban homemaker.
- 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 Dumb House Target entity description: The Dumb House is a dark psychological novel by Scottish writer John Burnside that explores obsession, cruelty, and the nature of language through the disturbing experiments of its narrator.
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A.
Dumb-Hounded
Dumb-Hounded is a 1943 Tex Avery-directed MGM animated short featuring the character Droopy in a slapstick chase comedy.
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B.
A Simpleton
A Simpleton is a 19th-century novel by English author Charles Reade, known for its melodramatic plot and social commentary.
-
C.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
-
D.
The Big Doll House
The Big Doll House is a 1971 women-in-prison exploitation film that helped launch Pam Grier to fame and became a cult classic of the genre.
-
E.
Just a Housewife
"Just a Housewife" is a song from the musical *Working* that reflects the overlooked labor, frustrations, and inner life of a suburban homemaker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.