Old Songs in a New Café
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Old Songs in a New Café is a collection of essays and reflections by Robert James Waller that blends personal reminiscence, travel writing, and meditations on love and music.
All labels observed (1)
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| Old Songs in a New Café canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9677374 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Songs in a New Café Context triple: [Robert James Waller, notableWork, Old Songs in a New Café]
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A.
From a Sidewalk Cafe
"From a Sidewalk Cafe" is a light, melodic instrumental piece by Canadian pianist and composer Frank Mills, known for its easy-listening charm and romantic, nostalgic mood.
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B.
Songs From the Chateau
Songs From the Chateau is a jazz album by American bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood, showcasing his contemporary, groove-oriented approach to modern jazz.
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C.
Old Loves and New
Old Loves and New is a 1926 silent romantic drama film starring Ann Rork (later Ann Rork Getty), known for its tale of aristocratic romance and emotional entanglements.
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D.
The Good Old Song
The Good Old Song is the traditional alma mater-style anthem of the University of Virginia, famously sung by fans and students at Virginia Cavaliers sporting events.
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E.
There's a Small Hotel
"There's a Small Hotel" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1936 musical "On Your Toes" and later becoming a jazz and pop standard.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Songs in a New Café Target entity description: Old Songs in a New Café is a collection of essays and reflections by Robert James Waller that blends personal reminiscence, travel writing, and meditations on love and music.
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A.
From a Sidewalk Cafe
"From a Sidewalk Cafe" is a light, melodic instrumental piece by Canadian pianist and composer Frank Mills, known for its easy-listening charm and romantic, nostalgic mood.
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B.
Songs From the Chateau
Songs From the Chateau is a jazz album by American bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood, showcasing his contemporary, groove-oriented approach to modern jazz.
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C.
Old Loves and New
Old Loves and New is a 1926 silent romantic drama film starring Ann Rork (later Ann Rork Getty), known for its tale of aristocratic romance and emotional entanglements.
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D.
The Good Old Song
The Good Old Song is the traditional alma mater-style anthem of the University of Virginia, famously sung by fans and students at Virginia Cavaliers sporting events.
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E.
There's a Small Hotel
"There's a Small Hotel" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1936 musical "On Your Toes" and later becoming a jazz and pop standard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ person ⓘ |
| author | Robert James Waller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
essays
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memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
meditations on music
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meditations on relationships ⓘ personal reflections ⓘ travel sketches ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
love
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memory ⓘ music ⓘ personal reminiscence ⓘ place ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending memoir and travel writing
ⓘ
meditative tone ⓘ |
| notableWork | Old Songs in a New Café ⓘ |
| occupation | writer ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workOf | Robert James Waller ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Songs in a New Café Description of subject: Old Songs in a New Café is a collection of essays and reflections by Robert James Waller that blends personal reminiscence, travel writing, and meditations on love and music.
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Old Songs in a New Café