Black Water
E381605
Black Water is a 1992 novella by Joyce Carol Oates that fictionalizes a Chappaquiddick-like political scandal through the harrowing, stream-of-consciousness account of a young woman trapped in a sinking car.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Water canonical | 4 |
| Black Water (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3724992 — 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: Black Water Context triple: [Joyce Carol Oates, notableWork, Black Water]
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Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
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Dark Water
Dark Water is a 2005 American supernatural horror film, adapted from a Japanese story, about a mother and daughter haunted by mysterious water-related phenomena in their new apartment.
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Yellow Water
Yellow Water is a renowned wetland and billabong area in Australia’s Kakadu National Park, famous for its rich wildlife and scenic boat cruises.
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Old Water
Old Water is a minor river in northern England that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the River Eden.
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River Suck
River Suck is a major river in western Ireland that flows through counties such as Roscommon and Galway before joining the River Shannon.
- 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: Black Water Target entity description: Black Water is a 1992 novella by Joyce Carol Oates that fictionalizes a Chappaquiddick-like political scandal through the harrowing, stream-of-consciousness account of a young woman trapped in a sinking car.
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A.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
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B.
Dark Water
Dark Water is a 2005 American supernatural horror film, adapted from a Japanese story, about a mother and daughter haunted by mysterious water-related phenomena in their new apartment.
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C.
Yellow Water
Yellow Water is a renowned wetland and billabong area in Australia’s Kakadu National Park, famous for its rich wildlife and scenic boat cruises.
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D.
Old Water
Old Water is a minor river in northern England that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the River Eden.
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E.
River Suck
River Suck is a major river in western Ireland that flows through counties such as Roscommon and Galway before joining the River Shannon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novella ⓘ |
| author | Joyce Carol Oates ⓘ |
| awarded | PEN Faulkner Award finalist ⓘ |
| centralConflict | A woman trapped in a sinking car struggles mentally and physically as she faces death. ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn |
Ted Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward M. Kennedy
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Phil Rose ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| exploresEventType |
car accident
ⓘ
political scandal ⓘ |
| exploresTheme | responsibility and culpability ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | The Senator ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780525934257 ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | Yes ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chappaquiddick incident ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kelly Kelleher ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
interior monologue
ⓘ
repetition ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 160 ⓘ |
| partOf | Joyce Carol Oates bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman, Kelly Kelleher, accepts a ride from a powerful older senator, and their car crashes into water, trapping her as she reflects on her life and the events leading to the accident. ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | young adult ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | graduate student ⓘ |
| protagonistPoliticalAffiliation | Democrat ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dutton ⓘ |
| setting | Maine ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
death ⓘ guilt ⓘ media and politics ⓘ memory ⓘ political power ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ victimization of women ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfAction | primarily a few hours ⓘ |
| usesForeshadowing | Yes ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
telephone calls
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Water Description of subject: Black Water is a 1992 novella by Joyce Carol Oates that fictionalizes a Chappaquiddick-like political scandal through the harrowing, stream-of-consciousness account of a young woman trapped in a sinking car.
Referenced by (5)
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