The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 1927 novel by Thornton Wilder that explores fate, faith, and human connection through the stories of five people who die in a bridge collapse in Peru.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2676866 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bridge of San Luis Rey Context triple: [Thornton Wilder, notableWork, The Bridge of San Luis Rey]
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 historical novel by Willa Cather that follows two Catholic priests establishing a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico, celebrated for its lyrical style and evocation of the American Southwest.
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B.
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel is a 1929 silent drama film starring popular 1920s screen actress Billie Dove.
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Red Cathedral
Red Cathedral is a striking red-hued rock formation in Death Valley National Park, known for its towering cliffs and colorful badlands scenery.
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El Palomar
El Palomar is a locality in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, best known for its major military air base and long-standing association with the Argentine Air Force.
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Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
- 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 Bridge of San Luis Rey Target entity description: The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 1927 novel by Thornton Wilder that explores fate, faith, and human connection through the stories of five people who die in a bridge collapse in Peru.
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A.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 historical novel by Willa Cather that follows two Catholic priests establishing a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico, celebrated for its lyrical style and evocation of the American Southwest.
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B.
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel is a 1929 silent drama film starring popular 1920s screen actress Billie Dove.
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C.
Red Cathedral
Red Cathedral is a striking red-hued rock formation in Death Valley National Park, known for its towering cliffs and colorful badlands scenery.
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D.
El Palomar
El Palomar is a locality in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, best known for its major military air base and long-standing association with the Argentine Air Force.
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E.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| awarded |
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
ⓘ
linked to:
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
|
| awardYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Heaven’s My Destination ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944 film) ⓘ The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1958 television film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
radio drama adaptations ⓘ |
| influence | considered a classic of 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
faith
ⓘ
fate ⓘ human connection ⓘ love ⓘ meaning of suffering ⓘ the problem of evil ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | frame narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | interconnected lives of the bridge victims and those around them ⓘ |
| narratorType | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Brother Juniper
ⓘ
Camila Perichole ⓘ Doña María, the Marquesa de Montemayor ⓘ Esteban ⓘ Manuel ⓘ Pepita ⓘ Uncle Pio ⓘ |
| openingEvent | collapse of the Bridge of San Luis Rey ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | Thornton Wilder’s second novel ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Five people die in the collapse of a bridge in Peru, and a monk investigates their lives to understand why they died ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Cabala ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Albert & Charles Boni
ⓘ
linked to:
Albert and Charles Boni
|
| questionExplored |
whether love is a justification for human existence
ⓘ
whether there is a divine plan behind human suffering ⓘ |
| religiousContext | set in Catholic colonial Peru ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Peru ⓘ |
| settingTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | divided into parts focusing on each victim and the aftermath ⓘ |
| symbol | bridge as a symbol of connection between lives and God ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | named after a fictional bridge in Peru ⓘ |
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linked to: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
linked to: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
linked to: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
subject linked to:
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hamden, Connecticut, United States
subject linked to:
Ian Davies