The Price of Salt
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The Price of Salt is a groundbreaking 1952 lesbian romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, notable for its realistic portrayal of same-sex love and its then-unusual hopeful ending.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Price of Salt canonical | 12 |
| The Price of Salt (also published as Carol) | 1 |
| The Price of Salt / Carol universe | 1 |
| The Price of Salt universe | 1 |
| novel "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8801122 — 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 Price of Salt Context triple: [Patricia Highsmith, notableWork, The Price of Salt]
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The Madwoman of Central Park West
The Madwoman of Central Park West is a semi-autobiographical 1979 musical revue about a middle-aged actress in New York City, created by and starring legendary lyricist and performer Betty Comden.
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Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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Shirley
"Shirley" is a rock and roll song by Welsh singer Shakin' Stevens, known as one of his early hits.
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Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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Shirley
Shirley is a suburban area in the London Borough of Croydon, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to green spaces and nearby districts like West Wickham.
- 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 Price of Salt Target entity description: The Price of Salt is a groundbreaking 1952 lesbian romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, notable for its realistic portrayal of same-sex love and its then-unusual hopeful ending.
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A.
The Madwoman of Central Park West
The Madwoman of Central Park West is a semi-autobiographical 1979 musical revue about a middle-aged actress in New York City, created by and starring legendary lyricist and performer Betty Comden.
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B.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Shirley
"Shirley" is a rock and roll song by Welsh singer Shakin' Stevens, known as one of his early hits.
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D.
Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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E.
Shirley
Shirley is a suburban area in the London Borough of Croydon, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to green spaces and nearby districts like West Wickham.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT-related novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Carol (film) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carol ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Highsmith ⓘ |
| authorUsedPseudonym | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtistOfFirstEdition | Ellen Raskin ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for its nuanced depiction of lesbian desire ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Todd Haynes ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Phyllis Nagy ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
lesbian fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Abby Gerhard
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Danny ⓘ Harge Aird ⓘ Richard Semco ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Carol Aird
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Therese Belivet ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional awakening
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forbidden love ⓘ identity ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
| influenced | later LGBT literature ⓘ |
| ISBNOfLaterEdition | 9780393325997 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the first lesbian novels with a non-tragic ending ⓘ |
| marketReception | became popular as a pulp paperback ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hopeful ending for a lesbian couple
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realistic portrayal of same-sex love ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Coward-McCann ⓘ |
| pages | 276 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young set designer Therese Belivet falls in love with an older married woman Carol Aird in 1950s New York. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| publicationPseudonym | Claire Morgan ⓘ |
| reissuedAs | Carol ⓘ |
| reissueYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
custody battle
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homophobia ⓘ lesbian relationship ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1950s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Price of Salt Description of subject: The Price of Salt is a groundbreaking 1952 lesbian romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, notable for its realistic portrayal of same-sex love and its then-unusual hopeful ending.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Price of Salt
subject linked to:
Therese Belivet in Carol
subject linked to:
Therese Belivet (novel character)
linked to: The Price of Salt
linked to: The Price of Salt
linked to: The Price of Salt