How I Learned to Drive
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How I Learned to Drive is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Paula Vogel that explores themes of sexual abuse, memory, and control through a nonlinear coming-of-age narrative.
All labels observed (1)
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| How I Learned to Drive canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: How I Learned to Drive Context triple: [Mary-Louise Parker, notableWork, How I Learned to Drive]
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We Were the Mulvaneys
We Were the Mulvaneys is a contemporary American novel by Joyce Carol Oates that traces the disintegration of a seemingly perfect family after a traumatic event in small-town upstate New York.
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B.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a seminal 1981 short story collection by Raymond Carver that helped define contemporary American minimalist fiction through its spare, emotionally charged portraits of ordinary lives and relationships.
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C.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 atmospheric drama film directed by Sofia Coppola, adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about the mysterious lives and deaths of five sheltered sisters in 1970s suburban America.
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D.
Away from Her
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian drama film, directed by Sarah Polley and based on an Alice Munro short story, about a long-married couple coping with Alzheimer's disease and separation.
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E.
A Life
"A Life" is an autobiographical work by South African activist, medical doctor, and academic Mamphela Ramphele, recounting her role in the anti-apartheid struggle and her personal and political journey.
- 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: How I Learned to Drive Target entity description: How I Learned to Drive is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Paula Vogel that explores themes of sexual abuse, memory, and control through a nonlinear coming-of-age narrative.
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A.
We Were the Mulvaneys
We Were the Mulvaneys is a contemporary American novel by Joyce Carol Oates that traces the disintegration of a seemingly perfect family after a traumatic event in small-town upstate New York.
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B.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a seminal 1981 short story collection by Raymond Carver that helped define contemporary American minimalist fiction through its spare, emotionally charged portraits of ordinary lives and relationships.
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C.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 atmospheric drama film directed by Sofia Coppola, adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about the mysterious lives and deaths of five sheltered sisters in 1970s suburban America.
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D.
Away from Her
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian drama film, directed by Sarah Polley and based on an Alice Munro short story, about a long-married couple coping with Alzheimer's disease and separation.
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E.
A Life
"A Life" is an autobiographical work by South African activist, medical doctor, and academic Mamphela Ramphele, recounting her role in the anti-apartheid struggle and her personal and political journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Paula Vogel ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Lucille Lortel Award ⓘ New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award ⓘ Obie Award ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
direct address to audience
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nonlinear flashbacks ⓘ shifting perspectives ⓘ use of Greek chorus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Greek Chorus
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Li’l Bit ⓘ Uncle Peck ⓘ |
| firstProductionType | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age play
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drama ⓘ memory play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | audio production ⓘ |
| hasRevival | multiple New York revivals ⓘ |
| hasSubject | driver’s education as metaphor ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tradition of memory plays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
control
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family dynamics ⓘ grooming ⓘ manipulation ⓘ memory ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
episodic
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Vineyard Theatre, New York City
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linked to:
Vineyard Theatre
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| producedBy | Vineyard Theatre ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeCategory | Drama ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| setting | Maryland ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
incest
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patriarchy ⓘ pedophilia ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
drama and literature courses
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university theatre programs ⓘ |
| writer | Paula Vogel ⓘ |
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Subject: How I Learned to Drive Description of subject: How I Learned to Drive is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Paula Vogel that explores themes of sexual abuse, memory, and control through a nonlinear coming-of-age narrative.
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