The Long Loneliness
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The Long Loneliness is Dorothy Day’s spiritual autobiography, chronicling her journey from radical activism to Catholic faith and the founding of the Catholic Worker movement.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Long Loneliness canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T860730 — 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: The Long Loneliness Context triple: [Dorothy Day, notableWork, The Long Loneliness]
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A.
Loneliness of Evening
"Loneliness of Evening" is a lesser-known song by composer Richard Rodgers, originally written for the musical "South Pacific" and later used in the stage adaptation of "Cinderella."
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B.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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C.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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D.
Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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E.
The Rains Came
The Rains Came is a 1939 American drama film set in India that is renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
- 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 Long Loneliness Target entity description: The Long Loneliness is Dorothy Day’s spiritual autobiography, chronicling her journey from radical activism to Catholic faith and the founding of the Catholic Worker movement.
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A.
Loneliness of Evening
"Loneliness of Evening" is a lesser-known song by composer Richard Rodgers, originally written for the musical "South Pacific" and later used in the stage adaptation of "Cinderella."
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B.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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C.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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D.
Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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E.
The Rains Came
The Rains Came is a 1939 American drama film set in India that is renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ spiritual autobiography ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
hospitality to the poor
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labor rights ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| author | Dorothy Day ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
establishment of Catholic Worker houses of hospitality
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founding of the Catholic Worker newspaper ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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autobiography ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
account of Dorothy Day’s conversion to Catholicism
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account of Dorothy Day’s early life ⓘ account of Dorothy Day’s radical activism ⓘ account of the founding of the Catholic Worker movement ⓘ reflections on faith and community ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of Catholic spiritual writing
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key text of the Catholic Worker movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic social teaching
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radical political movements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | memoir ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Catholic Worker Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Worker movement
Dorothy Day ⓘ community life ⓘ conversion to Catholicism ⓘ poverty ⓘ radical politics ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| notableIdea | the importance of community to overcome loneliness ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
conversion
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vocation ⓘ works of mercy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| setting |
Progressive Era
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surface form:
United States in the early 20th century
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| timePeriodCovered |
Great Depression
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surface form:
Great Depression era
early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Long Loneliness Description of subject: The Long Loneliness is Dorothy Day’s spiritual autobiography, chronicling her journey from radical activism to Catholic faith and the founding of the Catholic Worker movement.
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