Seven Empty Houses
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Seven Empty Houses is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, recognized internationally for its unsettling, minimalist explorations of domestic unease and psychological dislocation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seven Empty Houses canonical | 2 |
| Seven Empty Houses (English translation) | 1 |
| Siete casas vacías | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11536453 — 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: Seven Empty Houses Context triple: [National Book Award for Translated Literature, notableWinner, Seven Empty Houses]
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A.
The House that will not Stand
The House That Will Not Stand is a play by Marcus Gardley that explores race, gender, and power in 19th-century New Orleans through the story of a free Black Creole widow and her daughters.
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B.
Five Scattered Houses
Five Scattered Houses is a contemporary residential architectural project by Chinese architect Wang Shu, noted for its integration of traditional building techniques with modern design.
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C.
The Saved House
The Saved House is the English name of "Het Behouden Huys," a historic Dutch house and museum best known for its association with early Arctic exploration and survival.
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D.
The City of Homes
The City of Homes is a nickname for Springfield, Massachusetts, highlighting its historic residential architecture and notable stock of well-preserved houses.
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E.
About the House
"About the House" is a 1965 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects on domestic life, memory, and the passage of time through the organizing metaphor of a house.
- 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: Seven Empty Houses Target entity description: Seven Empty Houses is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, recognized internationally for its unsettling, minimalist explorations of domestic unease and psychological dislocation.
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A.
The House that will not Stand
The House That Will Not Stand is a play by Marcus Gardley that explores race, gender, and power in 19th-century New Orleans through the story of a free Black Creole widow and her daughters.
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B.
Five Scattered Houses
Five Scattered Houses is a contemporary residential architectural project by Chinese architect Wang Shu, noted for its integration of traditional building techniques with modern design.
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C.
The Saved House
The Saved House is the English name of "Het Behouden Huys," a historic Dutch house and museum best known for its association with early Arctic exploration and survival.
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D.
The City of Homes
The City of Homes is a nickname for Springfield, Massachusetts, highlighting its historic residential architecture and notable stock of well-preserved houses.
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E.
About the House
"About the House" is a 1965 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects on domestic life, memory, and the passage of time through the organizing metaphor of a house.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Samanta Schweblin ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Award for Translated Literature
ⓘ
Premio Internacional Ribera del Duero de Narrativa Breve ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina ⓘ |
| criticallyAcclaimed | true ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Seven Empty Houses ⓘ |
| hasForm | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary short story writing ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 7 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle |
Siete casas vacías
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Empty Houses
|
| hasPart | short story ⓘ |
| hasReception | international recognition ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aging
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displacement ⓘ loss ⓘ middle-class life ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Seven Empty Houses (English translation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Empty Houses
|
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| isPartOfAuthorOeuvre | Samanta Schweblin bibliography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Latin American fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Samanta Schweblin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary Argentine literature ⓘ |
| publicationType | fiction ⓘ |
| publisher | Riverhead Books ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
exploration of everyday dread
ⓘ
spare prose ⓘ unsettling atmosphere ⓘ |
| setting |
domestic spaces
ⓘ
suburban environments ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
domestic unease ⓘ everyday horror ⓘ family relationships ⓘ psychological dislocation ⓘ |
| translator | Megan McDowell ⓘ |
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Subject: Seven Empty Houses Description of subject: Seven Empty Houses is a critically acclaimed collection of short stories by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, recognized internationally for its unsettling, minimalist explorations of domestic unease and psychological dislocation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Seven Empty Houses
linked to: Seven Empty Houses