Swing Time
E160179
Swing Time is a 2016 novel by British author Zadie Smith that explores friendship, race, class, and ambition through the intertwined lives of two mixed-race girls who dream of becoming dancers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swing Time canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1392616 — 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: Swing Time Context triple: [Zadie Smith, notableWork, Swing Time]
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A.
Swing Time
Swing Time is a classic 1936 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, renowned for its innovative dance sequences and Jerome Kern–Dorothy Fields score.
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B.
The Swing
The Swing is an 1876 Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting elegantly dressed figures in a sunlit garden, celebrated for its vibrant color and dappled light effects.
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C.
Now's the Time
"Now's the Time" is a seminal bebop jazz composition and recording by saxophonist Charlie Parker, renowned for its blues-based riff and lasting influence on modern jazz.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall is a historic indoor arena and entertainment venue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, known for hosting major concerts, sporting events, and the Miss America pageant.
- 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: Swing Time Target entity description: Swing Time is a 2016 novel by British author Zadie Smith that explores friendship, race, class, and ambition through the intertwined lives of two mixed-race girls who dream of becoming dancers.
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A.
Swing Time
Swing Time is a classic 1936 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, renowned for its innovative dance sequences and Jerome Kern–Dorothy Fields score.
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B.
The Swing
The Swing is an 1876 Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting elegantly dressed figures in a sunlit garden, celebrated for its vibrant color and dappled light effects.
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C.
Now's the Time
"Now's the Time" is a seminal bebop jazz composition and recording by saxophonist Charlie Parker, renowned for its blues-based riff and lasting influence on modern jazz.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall is a historic indoor arena and entertainment venue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, known for hosting major concerts, sporting events, and the Miss America pageant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Zadie Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
celebrity culture
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colonial legacy ⓘ globalization ⓘ inequality ⓘ mother-daughter relationships ⓘ |
| followedBy | Feel Free ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
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contemporary fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAwardNomination |
longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize
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shortlisted for the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780241144152 ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrMotif | dance as metaphor for freedom and constraint ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | named after the 1936 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film "Swing Time" ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
nonlinear narrative
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realist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Tracey
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unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ambition
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class ⓘ dance ⓘ friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ race ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of complex female friendship
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exploration of mixed-race identity in Britain ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zadie Smith bibliography
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linked to:
Zadie Smith
|
| precededBy | NW ⓘ |
| protagonistEthnicity | mixed-race ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
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Penguin Press ⓘ
linked to:
Penguin Books
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| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
West Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swing Time Description of subject: Swing Time is a 2016 novel by British author Zadie Smith that explores friendship, race, class, and ambition through the intertwined lives of two mixed-race girls who dream of becoming dancers.
Referenced by (3)
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