Got a Letter from Jimmy
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"Got a Letter from Jimmy" is a short story by Shirley Jackson included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, exemplifying her subtle, unsettling exploration of everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Got a Letter from Jimmy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316969 — 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: Got a Letter from Jimmy Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, Got a Letter from Jimmy]
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A.
A Letter from Home
A Letter from Home is a 1941 British short film directed by Carol Reed, featuring Celia Johnson in an early screen role.
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B.
The Last Letter Home
The Last Letter Home is a historical novel by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg that concludes his acclaimed Emigrant series, depicting the later lives and struggles of Swedish settlers in 19th-century America.
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C.
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through is a romantic drama film, best known in its 1932 MGM adaptation, about enduring love and loss across generations.
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D.
Return to Sender
"Return to Sender" is a young adult novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of immigration, family, and cultural identity through the story of a Vermont farm boy and the undocumented Mexican family working for his parents.
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E.
Seventh Letter
The Seventh Letter is a controversial and semi-autobiographical epistle attributed to Plato, notable for its reflections on philosophy, politics, and the limits of written teaching.
- 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: Got a Letter from Jimmy Target entity description: "Got a Letter from Jimmy" is a short story by Shirley Jackson included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, exemplifying her subtle, unsettling exploration of everyday life.
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A.
A Letter from Home
A Letter from Home is a 1941 British short film directed by Carol Reed, featuring Celia Johnson in an early screen role.
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B.
The Last Letter Home
The Last Letter Home is a historical novel by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg that concludes his acclaimed Emigrant series, depicting the later lives and struggles of Swedish settlers in 19th-century America.
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C.
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through is a romantic drama film, best known in its 1932 MGM adaptation, about enduring love and loss across generations.
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D.
Return to Sender
"Return to Sender" is a young adult novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of immigration, family, and cultural identity through the story of a Vermont farm boy and the undocumented Mexican family working for his parents.
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E.
Seventh Letter
The Seventh Letter is a controversial and semi-autobiographical epistle attributed to Plato, notable for its reflections on philosophy, politics, and the limits of written teaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| collection | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCollection | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Got a Letter from Jimmy ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfCollection | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection |
Farrar, Straus and Company
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linked to:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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| style |
subtle
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unsettling ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic life
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everyday life ⓘ subtle horror ⓘ unease beneath normality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Got a Letter from Jimmy Description of subject: "Got a Letter from Jimmy" is a short story by Shirley Jackson included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, exemplifying her subtle, unsettling exploration of everyday life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
short story collection "The Lottery and Other Stories"