Treacle Walker
E189837
Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treacle Walker canonical | 8 |
| Treacle Walker (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676680 — 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: Treacle Walker Context triple: [Alan Garner, notableWork, Treacle Walker]
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A.
Garth
Garth is a fictional character from the American prime-time television soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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B.
Penny Wheep
Penny Wheep is a poetry collection by Scottish modernist writer Hugh MacDiarmid that reflects his innovative use of Scots language and exploration of national and social themes.
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C.
Blagg
Blagg is a variant form of the surname "Black," typically arising as an alternative spelling in English-speaking regions.
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D.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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E.
Freddie Threepwood
Freddie Threepwood is a recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known as Lord Emsworth’s somewhat scatterbrained but well-meaning younger son.
- 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: Treacle Walker Target entity description: Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
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A.
Garth
Garth is a fictional character from the American prime-time television soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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B.
Penny Wheep
Penny Wheep is a poetry collection by Scottish modernist writer Hugh MacDiarmid that reflects his innovative use of Scots language and exploration of national and social themes.
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C.
Blagg
Blagg is a variant form of the surname "Black," typically arising as an alternative spelling in English-speaking regions.
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D.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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E.
Freddie Threepwood
Freddie Threepwood is a recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known as Lord Emsworth’s somewhat scatterbrained but well-meaning younger son.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Alan Garner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
folklore-inspired fiction ⓘ magic realism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Thin Amren
ⓘ
the bog man ⓘ the cuckoo ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Andrew Davidson ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
alchemical transformation
ⓘ
comics ⓘ mirrors ⓘ trains ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
childhood perception
ⓘ
the nature of reality ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780008477790 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joe Coppock
ⓘ
Treacle Walker (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Treacle Walker
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| marketedAs | literary fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense allusive prose
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use of Cheshire folklore ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 150 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alan Garner bibliography
ⓘ
linked to:
Alan Garner
|
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| precededBy | Boneland ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher |
4th Estate
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Estate
|
| setting | rural England ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
2022 Booker Prize
ⓘ
2022 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel ⓘ
linked to:
British Fantasy Award
|
| structure | short, episodic chapters ⓘ |
| style |
experimental
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| themes |
folklore
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ myth ⓘ time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Treacle Walker Description of subject: Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Treacle Walker