The Yearling (novel)

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children's novel coming-of-age novel novel

The Yearling is a classic 1938 novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings about a boy in rural Florida and his deep bond with an orphaned fawn, exploring themes of family, loss, and coming of age.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
The Yearling	6
The Yearling (novel) canonical	6
The Yearling (TV film, 1994)	1
The Yearling (novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)	1
The Yearling won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1939	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Yearling (novel)
Context triple: [The Yearling (1946 film), basedOn, The Yearling (novel)]

A. The Yearling (1946 film)
The Yearling (1946 film) is a classic American family drama set in rural Florida, following a young boy’s poignant bond with an orphaned fawn and the hardships faced by his pioneer family.
B. The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild is a classic 1903 adventure novel by Jack London that follows a domesticated dog’s brutal struggle for survival and transformation in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
C. Old Yeller
Old Yeller is a classic 1957 American family drama film about a boy and his loyal dog on the Texas frontier, renowned for its emotional impact and enduring popularity.
D. Living with the Land
Living with the Land is an educational boat ride at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that explores sustainable agriculture and innovative farming techniques through greenhouses and experimental growing areas.
E. How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 drama film set in a Welsh mining community, renowned for its poignant depiction of family life and social change and for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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 Yearling (novel)
Target entity description: The Yearling is a classic 1938 novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings about a boy in rural Florida and his deep bond with an orphaned fawn, exploring themes of family, loss, and coming of age.

A. The Yearling (1946 film)
The Yearling (1946 film) is a classic American family drama set in rural Florida, following a young boy’s poignant bond with an orphaned fawn and the hardships faced by his pioneer family.
B. The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild is a classic 1903 adventure novel by Jack London that follows a domesticated dog’s brutal struggle for survival and transformation in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
C. Old Yeller
Old Yeller is a classic 1957 American family drama film about a boy and his loyal dog on the Texas frontier, renowned for its emotional impact and enduring popularity.
D. Living with the Land
Living with the Land is an educational boat ride at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that explores sustainable agriculture and innovative farming techniques through greenhouses and experimental growing areas.
E. How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 drama film set in a Welsh mining community, renowned for its poignant depiction of family life and social change and for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	children's novel ⓘ coming-of-age novel ⓘ novel ⓘ
adaptedInto	The Yearling (1946 film) ⓘ The Yearling (TV film, 1994) ⓘ linked to: The Yearling (novel)
author	Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ⓘ
awardReceived	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for the Novel ⓘ linked to: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
awardYear	1939 ⓘ
characterType	orphaned fawn ⓘ
containsElement	pastoral description ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	human–animal bond ⓘ subsistence farming life ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector	Clarence Brown ⓘ
filmAdaptationStarring	Gregory Peck ⓘ Jane Wyman ⓘ
genre	Southern literature ⓘ children's literature ⓘ coming-of-age fiction ⓘ
hasIllustrations	no ⓘ
isbn	978-0-684-82662-0 ⓘ
literaryMovement	regionalism ⓘ
literarySignificance	American classic ⓘ
mainCharacter	Flag ⓘ Jody Baxter ⓘ Ora Baxter ⓘ linked to: Dorothy McGuire Penny Baxter ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person ⓘ
notableFor	vivid depiction of Florida wilderness ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
pageCount	~400 ⓘ
placeInAuthorOeuvre	best-known work of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ⓘ
publicationDate	1938 ⓘ
publisher	Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ
setInTimePeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
settingCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
settingLocation	rural Florida ⓘ
settingRegion	Florida scrub ⓘ linked to: Lake Wales Ridge region
targetAudience	general readers ⓘ young adults ⓘ
theme	coming of age ⓘ family ⓘ loss ⓘ man and nature ⓘ poverty ⓘ responsibility ⓘ

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