Italian Shoes
E680309
Italian Shoes is a contemplative novel by Henning Mankell about an aging former surgeon living in isolation on a Swedish island who is forced to confront his past when figures from his earlier life unexpectedly reappear.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Italian Shoes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7651907 — 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: Italian Shoes Context triple: [Henning Mankell, notableWork, Italian Shoes]
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A.
Scarpe
The Scarpe is a river in northern France that flows through the Artois and Nord regions before joining the Scheldt.
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B.
Arte dei Calzolai
Arte dei Calzolai was the medieval Florentine guild of shoemakers, responsible for regulating the craft, trade, and standards of footwear production in Florence.
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C.
Cuoio, Italy
Cuoio, Italy is an Italian locality known for its cultural and municipal partnership as a twin town of Rochester in Kent, England.
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D.
Superga
Superga is a hill near Turin in northern Italy best known for the Basilica of Superga, a major example of Piedmontese Baroque architecture and the site of the 1949 Torino football team air disaster.
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E.
Clogs
Clogs is an experimental chamber ensemble known for its minimalist, classical, and post-rock-influenced compositions, featuring members who are also associated with the indie rock band The National.
- 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: Italian Shoes Target entity description: Italian Shoes is a contemplative novel by Henning Mankell about an aging former surgeon living in isolation on a Swedish island who is forced to confront his past when figures from his earlier life unexpectedly reappear.
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A.
Scarpe
The Scarpe is a river in northern France that flows through the Artois and Nord regions before joining the Scheldt.
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B.
Arte dei Calzolai
Arte dei Calzolai was the medieval Florentine guild of shoemakers, responsible for regulating the craft, trade, and standards of footwear production in Florence.
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C.
Cuoio, Italy
Cuoio, Italy is an Italian locality known for its cultural and municipal partnership as a twin town of Rochester in Kent, England.
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D.
Superga
Superga is a hill near Turin in northern Italy best known for the Basilica of Superga, a major example of Piedmontese Baroque architecture and the site of the 1949 Torino football team air disaster.
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E.
Clogs
Clogs is an experimental chamber ensemble known for its minimalist, classical, and post-rock-influenced compositions, featuring members who are also associated with the indie rock band The National.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Henning Mankell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| genre |
contemplative fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Harriet
ⓘ
Jansson ⓘ Louise ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Swedish Cavalier ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frederik Welin ⓘ |
| motif |
island life
ⓘ
physical disability ⓘ winter landscape ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | introspective portrayal of an aging man in isolation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | former surgeon ⓘ |
| publisher | Leopard Förlag ⓘ |
| setting | Swedish island ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
confronting the past ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ guilt ⓘ isolation ⓘ memory ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| workOf | Henning Mankell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Italian Shoes Description of subject: Italian Shoes is a contemplative novel by Henning Mankell about an aging former surgeon living in isolation on a Swedish island who is forced to confront his past when figures from his earlier life unexpectedly reappear.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.