The Girl on the Landing
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The Girl on the Landing is a psychological novel by British writer Paul Torday that blends elements of mystery and the supernatural to explore mental illness, memory, and the fragility of identity within a seemingly conventional marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Girl on the Landing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7382984 — 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 Girl on the Landing Context triple: [Paul Torday, authorOf, The Girl on the Landing]
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Backstairs Passage
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The Parlour
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- 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 Girl on the Landing Target entity description: The Girl on the Landing is a psychological novel by British writer Paul Torday that blends elements of mystery and the supernatural to explore mental illness, memory, and the fragility of identity within a seemingly conventional marriage.
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A.
Backstairs Passage
Backstairs Passage is a narrow strait in South Australia that separates Kangaroo Island from the mainland.
-
B.
The Parlour
The Parlour is an ice cream-focused café and dessert parlour located within the luxury London department store Fortnum & Mason.
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C.
The Bedroom Window
The Bedroom Window is a 1987 neo-noir thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson, in which Steve Guttenberg becomes entangled in a murder investigation after witnessing an attack from his lover’s apartment.
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D.
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café is a 2005 British television film that blends a quiet romantic story with sharp political commentary about global poverty and the G8 summit.
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E.
The Girl in His House
The Girl in His House is a silent-era American film best known today for featuring actor Cullen Landis in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ supernatural fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Paul Torday ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
psychological instability
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unreliable perception ⓘ |
| form | prose narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery
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psychological fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
mystery
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supernatural ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | married couple ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
identity
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marriage ⓘ memory ⓘ mental illness ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
fragility of identity
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seemingly conventional marriage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| settingType | contemporary Britain ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
domestic life
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hallucinations ⓘ psychological disturbance ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Paul Torday ⓘ |
| writtenBy | British writer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Girl on the Landing Description of subject: The Girl on the Landing is a psychological novel by British writer Paul Torday that blends elements of mystery and the supernatural to explore mental illness, memory, and the fragility of identity within a seemingly conventional marriage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.