The Witch Elm
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The Witch Elm is a psychological crime novel by Irish author Tana French that explores memory, privilege, and identity after a man’s life unravels when a skull is discovered in his family’s garden tree.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Witch Elm canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22092755 — 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 Witch Elm Context triple: [Tana French, notableWork, The Witch Elm]
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A.
Witch Wood
Witch Wood is a 1927 historical novel by John Buchan, set in 17th-century Scotland and known for blending religious conflict, folk superstition, and supernatural horror.
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B.
Wizard’s Wood
Wizard’s Wood is a small, likely historically or folklorically significant woodland area associated with the nearby Wizard’s Well in the English countryside.
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C.
The Enchanted Wood
The Enchanted Wood is a children's fantasy novel by Enid Blyton that introduces a magical forest filled with talking trees, strange folk, and a towering tree leading to ever-changing magical lands.
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D.
The Bitter Woods
The Bitter Woods is a historical book by John Eisenhower that provides a detailed account and analysis of the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
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E.
The Wicker Tree
The Wicker Tree is a 2011 British horror film directed by Robin Hardy, serving as a spiritual successor to his 1973 cult classic The Wicker Man.
- 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 Witch Elm Target entity description: The Witch Elm is a psychological crime novel by Irish author Tana French that explores memory, privilege, and identity after a man’s life unravels when a skull is discovered in his family’s garden tree.
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A.
Witch Wood
Witch Wood is a 1927 historical novel by John Buchan, set in 17th-century Scotland and known for blending religious conflict, folk superstition, and supernatural horror.
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B.
Wizard’s Wood
Wizard’s Wood is a small, likely historically or folklorically significant woodland area associated with the nearby Wizard’s Well in the English countryside.
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C.
The Enchanted Wood
The Enchanted Wood is a children's fantasy novel by Enid Blyton that introduces a magical forest filled with talking trees, strange folk, and a towering tree leading to ever-changing magical lands.
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D.
The Bitter Woods
The Bitter Woods is a historical book by John Eisenhower that provides a detailed account and analysis of the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
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E.
The Wicker Tree
The Wicker Tree is a 2011 British horror film directed by Robin Hardy, serving as a spiritual successor to his 1973 cult classic The Wicker Man.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.