Christopher and His Kind
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Christopher and His Kind is Christopher Isherwood’s autobiographical memoir recounting his life in 1920s–30s Berlin and exploring his sexual identity and the gay subculture of the time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christopher and His Kind canonical | 6 |
| Christopher and His Kind (2011 film) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher and His Kind Context triple: [Christopher Isherwood, notableWork, Christopher and His Kind]
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A.
Sovereign Grace
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B.
The Brothers
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C.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
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A Faithful Christmas
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Chichester Psalms
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- 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: Christopher and His Kind Target entity description: Christopher and His Kind is Christopher Isherwood’s autobiographical memoir recounting his life in 1920s–30s Berlin and exploring his sexual identity and the gay subculture of the time.
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A.
Sovereign Grace
Sovereign Grace is a Christian theological work by 19th-century evangelist Dwight L. Moody that emphasizes the doctrine of God's unmerited favor in salvation.
-
B.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a 17th-century stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, reflecting the manners and intrigues of Caroline-era London society.
-
C.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
-
D.
A Faithful Christmas
A Faithful Christmas is a holiday-themed R&B and soul album by American singer Faith Evans, featuring her interpretations of classic Christmas songs alongside original material.
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E.
Chichester Psalms
Chichester Psalms is a choral composition by Leonard Bernstein that sets Hebrew psalm texts to music in a vibrant, rhythmic, and tonally accessible style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical memoir
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book ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Christopher and His Kind (2011 film)
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linked to:
Christopher and His Kind
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| author | Christopher Isherwood ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
revisits events depicted in Goodbye to Berlin
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revisits events depicted in Mr Norris Changes Trains ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Berlin cabaret culture
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Christopher Isherwood’s life in Berlin ⓘ Isherwood’s sexual identity ⓘ gay male relationships ⓘ rise of Nazism ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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autobiography ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exile
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memory and retrospection ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexual freedom ⓘ |
| influenced | queer memoir genre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modernism
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linked to:
Modernism
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| mainSubject |
1930s Europe
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Berlin ⓘ Christopher Isherwood ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ gay subculture ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frank depiction of homosexuality
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revision of earlier fictionalized accounts of Berlin years ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Eyre Methuen
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Goodbye to Berlin
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Mr Norris Changes Trains ⓘ |
| setting |
Berlin
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Germany ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1929–1939
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early 1930s ⓘ late 1920s ⓘ |
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