The Invisible Circus
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The Invisible Circus is Jennifer Egan’s debut novel, a coming-of-age story that follows a young woman retracing her radical older sister’s footsteps across 1970s Europe to uncover the truth about her mysterious death.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Invisible Circus canonical | 5 |
| The Invisible Circus (novel) | 2 |
| The Invisible Circus (2001 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3374049 — 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: The Invisible Circus Context triple: [Jennifer Egan, notableWork, The Invisible Circus]
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A.
Le Cirque Invisible
Le Cirque Invisible is a whimsical, wordless circus-theatre show created and performed by Victoria Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste Thierrée, known for its surreal visual magic and intimate, dreamlike atmosphere.
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B.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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C.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
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D.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
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E.
At the Circus
"At the Circus" is a 1939 comedy film starring the Marx Brothers, featuring their trademark slapstick and musical numbers in a plot to save a struggling circus.
- 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 Invisible Circus Target entity description: The Invisible Circus is Jennifer Egan’s debut novel, a coming-of-age story that follows a young woman retracing her radical older sister’s footsteps across 1970s Europe to uncover the truth about her mysterious death.
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A.
Le Cirque Invisible
Le Cirque Invisible is a whimsical, wordless circus-theatre show created and performed by Victoria Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste Thierrée, known for its surreal visual magic and intimate, dreamlike atmosphere.
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B.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
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C.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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D.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
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E.
At the Circus
"At the Circus" is a 1939 comedy film starring the Marx Brothers, featuring their trademark slapstick and musical numbers in a plot to save a struggling circus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Invisible Circus (film)
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linked to:
The Invisible Circus
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| author | Jennifer Egan ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Invisible Circus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dealsWith |
1960s counterculture aftermath
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Vietnam War era legacy ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385333138 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Faith O’Connor
ⓘ
Phoebe O’Connor ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman retraces her radical older sister’s footsteps across 1970s Europe to uncover the truth about her mysterious death. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Anchor Books
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Doubleday ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
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San Francisco ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ political radicalism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Invisible Circus Description of subject: The Invisible Circus is Jennifer Egan’s debut novel, a coming-of-age story that follows a young woman retracing her radical older sister’s footsteps across 1970s Europe to uncover the truth about her mysterious death.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Invisible Circus
subject linked to:
The Invisible Circus
linked to: The Invisible Circus
linked to: The Invisible Circus