What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a seminal 1981 short story collection by Raymond Carver that helped define contemporary American minimalist fiction through its spare, emotionally charged portraits of ordinary lives and relationships.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Context triple: [Raymond Carver, notableWork, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love]
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The Hours
The Hours is a 2002 drama film, based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, that interweaves the lives of three women in different eras connected by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway.
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In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom is a 2001 American drama film directed by Todd Field that explores the emotional fallout of a tragic crime on a middle-class family in coastal Maine.
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Talk to Her
Talk to Her is a 2002 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar that explores themes of love, loneliness, and communication through the intertwined lives of two men caring for women in comas.
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The Thing About Love
"The Thing About Love" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2007 album *Back to Basics*, showcasing her soulful vocals and reflective lyrics about the complexities of love.
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The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Target entity description: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a seminal 1981 short story collection by Raymond Carver that helped define contemporary American minimalist fiction through its spare, emotionally charged portraits of ordinary lives and relationships.
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A.
The Hours
The Hours is a 2002 drama film, based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, that interweaves the lives of three women in different eras connected by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway.
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B.
In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom is a 2001 American drama film directed by Todd Field that explores the emotional fallout of a tragic crime on a middle-class family in coastal Maine.
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C.
Talk to Her
Talk to Her is a 2002 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar that explores themes of love, loneliness, and communication through the intertwined lives of two men caring for women in comas.
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D.
The Thing About Love
"The Thing About Love" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2007 album *Back to Basics*, showcasing her soulful vocals and reflective lyrics about the complexities of love.
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E.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Description of subject: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a seminal 1981 short story collection by Raymond Carver that helped define contemporary American minimalist fiction through its spare, emotionally charged portraits of ordinary lives and relationships.
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Carver
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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containsShortStory
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (short story)
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linked to: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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containsShortStory
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (early version under another title)
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linked to: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
subject linked to:
“So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver
So Much Water So Close to Home
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relatedWork
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (short story)
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subject linked to:
“So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver
linked to: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Where Water Comes Together with Other Water
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sharesAuthorWith
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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Tell the Women We're Going
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relatedWorkByAuthor
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (short story)
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linked to: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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One More Thing