On the Black Hill
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On the Black Hill is a novel by Bruce Chatwin that portrays the intertwined lives of twin brothers on a remote Welsh-English border farm, exploring themes of rural life, isolation, and family bonds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Black Hill canonical | 3 |
| On the Black Hill (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11492686 — 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: On the Black Hill Context triple: [Bruce Chatwin, notableWork, On the Black Hill]
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A.
The Hill of the Ravens
The Hill of the Ravens is a lesser-known written work by American actor and author Sterling Hayden, who is better recognized for his film roles and his acclaimed autobiography.
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B.
The Barrow-downs
The Barrow-downs are a haunted, ancient burial ground in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for their eerie barrow-wights and mist-shrouded hills.
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C.
The House Beyond the Hill
The House Beyond the Hill is a science fiction novel by Janet Opal Jeppson (better known as Janet Asimov), reflecting her background in both psychiatry and speculative storytelling.
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D.
In the Shadow of the Glen
In the Shadow of the Glen is a one-act play by Irish dramatist J. M. Synge that portrays rural isolation and marital discontent in the west of Ireland.
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E.
Under the Hill
Under the Hill is an unfinished, erotically charged prose fantasy by Aubrey Beardsley, loosely based on the legend of Tannhäuser and noted for its decadent, highly ornamental style.
- 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: On the Black Hill Target entity description: On the Black Hill is a novel by Bruce Chatwin that portrays the intertwined lives of twin brothers on a remote Welsh-English border farm, exploring themes of rural life, isolation, and family bonds.
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A.
The Hill of the Ravens
The Hill of the Ravens is a lesser-known written work by American actor and author Sterling Hayden, who is better recognized for his film roles and his acclaimed autobiography.
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B.
The Barrow-downs
The Barrow-downs are a haunted, ancient burial ground in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known for their eerie barrow-wights and mist-shrouded hills.
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C.
The House Beyond the Hill
The House Beyond the Hill is a science fiction novel by Janet Opal Jeppson (better known as Janet Asimov), reflecting her background in both psychiatry and speculative storytelling.
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D.
In the Shadow of the Glen
In the Shadow of the Glen is a one-act play by Irish dramatist J. M. Synge that portrays rural isolation and marital discontent in the west of Ireland.
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E.
Under the Hill
Under the Hill is an unfinished, erotically charged prose fantasy by Aubrey Beardsley, loosely based on the legend of Tannhäuser and noted for its decadent, highly ornamental style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
On the Black Hill (film)
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linked to:
On the Black Hill
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| author | Bruce Chatwin ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
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linked to:
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
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| basedOn | On the Black Hill ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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rural novel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
depiction of farming life
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family saga ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780224020290 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Benjamin
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Lewis ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | covers entire lives of the twins ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of twin psychology
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portrayal of Welsh–English border country ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pages | about 250 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Bruce Chatwin's best-known works ⓘ |
| protagonists | twin brothers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setting |
Welsh–English border
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linked to:
England–Wales border
rural farm ⓘ |
| theme |
change and modernity
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connection to land ⓘ family bonds ⓘ isolation ⓘ religion ⓘ rural life ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStory | early 20th century to late 20th century ⓘ |
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