The Woman on the Stairs
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The Woman on the Stairs is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that intertwines art, memory, and past relationships through a man’s encounter with a mysterious painting and the woman it depicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Woman on the Stairs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10014161 — 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 Woman on the Stairs Context triple: [Bernhard Schlink, notableWork, The Woman on the Stairs]
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A.
No Exit
No Exit is a famous existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores themes of freedom, self-deception, and the idea that "hell is other people."
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B.
No Exit
No Exit is a 1999 comeback studio album by American rock band Blondie that marked their return to recording after a long hiatus and featured the hit single "Maria."
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C.
No Exit
No Exit is a significant film work by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes, reflecting his focus on war, conflict, and human resilience.
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D.
Chaise cassée
Chaise cassée is the French title of the monumental Broken Chair sculpture, a giant wooden chair with a broken leg symbolizing opposition to land mines and armed violence, located in Geneva.
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E.
The Dark Corner
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- 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 Woman on the Stairs Target entity description: The Woman on the Stairs is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that intertwines art, memory, and past relationships through a man’s encounter with a mysterious painting and the woman it depicts.
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A.
No Exit
No Exit is a 1999 comeback studio album by American rock band Blondie that marked their return to recording after a long hiatus and featured the hit single "Maria."
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B.
No Exit
No Exit is a famous existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores themes of freedom, self-deception, and the idea that "hell is other people."
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C.
No Exit
No Exit is a significant film work by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes, reflecting his focus on war, conflict, and human resilience.
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D.
Chaise cassée
Chaise cassée is the French title of the monumental Broken Chair sculpture, a giant wooden chair with a broken leg symbolizing opposition to land mines and armed violence, located in Geneva.
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E.
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner is a 1946 film noir crime drama directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Mark Stevens and Lucille Ball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernhard Schlink ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
an unnamed male narrator
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the painter of the woman ⓘ the woman depicted in the painting ⓘ the woman’s husband or patron ⓘ |
| centralMotif | mysterious painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| explores |
freedom and responsibility
ⓘ
the consequences of past choices ⓘ the relationship between art and life ⓘ the reliability of memory ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverMotif | image of a woman and stairs ⓘ |
| hasElement |
artistic rivalry
ⓘ
legal and ethical dilemmas ⓘ romantic tension ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translation ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
ⓘ
realist ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
art
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ past relationships ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 21st century ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a man encounters a painting he knew decades earlier
ⓘ
reflection on aging and lost time ⓘ reunion with a former lover ⓘ the narrator searches for the woman from the painting ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Homecoming
ⓘ
The Reader ⓘ |
| setting |
Australia
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workOf | Bernhard Schlink ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Woman on the Stairs Description of subject: The Woman on the Stairs is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that intertwines art, memory, and past relationships through a man’s encounter with a mysterious painting and the woman it depicts.
Referenced by (2)
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