Blue Nights
E721841
Blue Nights is a memoir by Joan Didion that reflects on aging, grief, and the death of her daughter Quintana Roo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Blue Nights" | 2 |
| Blue Nights canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8244996 — 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: Blue Nights Context triple: [Joan Didion, notableWork, Blue Nights]
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A.
Pastel Blues
Pastel Blues is a 1965 jazz and blues album by Nina Simone, renowned for its intense emotional delivery and powerful tracks like "Sinnerman" and "Strange Fruit."
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B.
M Train
M Train is a reflective memoir by musician and writer Patti Smith that weaves together her memories, travels, and meditations on art, loss, and everyday life.
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C.
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" is a 1965 Beatles song, primarily written by John Lennon, noted for its introspective lyrics and pioneering use of the sitar in Western pop music.
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D.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood is a 2010 Japanese film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel, known for its melancholic coming-of-age story and featuring Rinko Kikuchi in a prominent role.
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E.
Sadder Than Blue
"Sadder Than Blue" is an R&B song by the American vocal group Az Yet, known for its smooth harmonies and emotive, soulful style.
- 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: Blue Nights Target entity description: Blue Nights is a memoir by Joan Didion that reflects on aging, grief, and the death of her daughter Quintana Roo.
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A.
Pastel Blues
Pastel Blues is a 1965 jazz and blues album by Nina Simone, renowned for its intense emotional delivery and powerful tracks like "Sinnerman" and "Strange Fruit."
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B.
M Train
M Train is a reflective memoir by musician and writer Patti Smith that weaves together her memories, travels, and meditations on art, loss, and everyday life.
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C.
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" is a 1965 Beatles song, primarily written by John Lennon, noted for its introspective lyrics and pioneering use of the sitar in Western pop music.
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D.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood is a 2010 Japanese film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel, known for its melancholic coming-of-age story and featuring Rinko Kikuchi in a prominent role.
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E.
Sadder Than Blue
"Sadder Than Blue" is an R&B song by the American vocal group Az Yet, known for its smooth harmonies and emotive, soulful style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author | Joan Didion ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Critics Circle Award nomination ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedTo | Quintana Roo Dunne ⓘ |
| follows | The Year of Magical Thinking ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Joan Didion (as narrator)
ⓘ
linked to:
Joan Didion
John Gregory Dunne ⓘ Quintana Roo Dunne ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
blue light
ⓘ
summer evenings ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-307-59458-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
fragmented narrative
ⓘ
lyrical prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aging
ⓘ
death of Quintana Roo Dunne ⓘ grief ⓘ illness ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ mother–daughter relationship ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intimate portrayal of maternal grief
ⓘ
reflection on Didion’s own aging ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint |
Knopf
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred A. Knopf
|
| pageCount | approximately 188 ⓘ |
| partOf | Joan Didion bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
New York City ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
book reviews
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
adoption and family
ⓘ
fear of growing old ⓘ fragility of life ⓘ parental guilt ⓘ |
| title | Blue Nights ⓘ |
| workOf | Joan Didion ⓘ |
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linked to: Blue Nights
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