Amy Hempel
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Amy Hempel is an American short story writer renowned for her minimalist style, emotional precision, and influential contributions to contemporary fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amy Hempel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13469388 — 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: Amy Hempel Context triple: [Chuck Palahniuk, influencedBy, Amy Hempel]
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Anne Howe
Anne Howe was the first wife of British comic actor Peter Sellers, with whom she had two children before their divorce.
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Anne Howe
Anne Howe is a fictional character from the comic strip "Palooka," likely serving as part of the supporting cast around the title figure.
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C.
Lydia West
Lydia West is a British actress best known for her acclaimed role in the television drama series "It's a Sin."
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D.
Joy Williams
Joy Williams is an American singer-songwriter best known as half of the Grammy-winning folk-pop duo The Civil Wars and for her work in contemporary Christian and Americana music.
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E.
Joy Williams
Joy Williams is an acclaimed American writer known for her darkly comic, spiritually probing short stories and novels that explore loss, morality, and the natural world.
- 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: Amy Hempel Target entity description: Amy Hempel is an American short story writer renowned for her minimalist style, emotional precision, and influential contributions to contemporary fiction.
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A.
Anne Howe
Anne Howe was the first wife of British comic actor Peter Sellers, with whom she had two children before their divorce.
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B.
Anne Howe
Anne Howe is a fictional character from the comic strip "Palooka," likely serving as part of the supporting cast around the title figure.
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C.
Lydia West
Lydia West is a British actress best known for her acclaimed role in the television drama series "It's a Sin."
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D.
Joy Williams
Joy Williams is an American singer-songwriter best known as half of the Grammy-winning folk-pop duo The Civil Wars and for her work in contemporary Christian and Americana music.
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E.
Joy Williams
Joy Williams is an acclaimed American writer known for her darkly comic, spiritually probing short stories and novels that explore loss, morality, and the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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fiction writer ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ambassador Book Award
NERFINISHED
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Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Rea Award for the Short Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1951 ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Gordon Lish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Bennington College
NERFINISHED
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Brooklyn College NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ The New School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
creative writing
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short fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
essays
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short story collections ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary American short story writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gordon Lish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | minimalism ⓘ |
| name | Amy Hempel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
emotional precision in prose
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influence on contemporary American short fiction ⓘ minimalist style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Reasons to Live NERFINISHED ⓘ Sing to It NERFINISHED ⓘ The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dog of the Marriage NERFINISHED ⓘ Tumble Home NERFINISHED ⓘ “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Harvest” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Today Will Be a Quiet Day” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
short story writer
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel (book edition of her stories) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
elliptical
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emotionally precise ⓘ minimalist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amy Hempel Description of subject: Amy Hempel is an American short story writer renowned for her minimalist style, emotional precision, and influential contributions to contemporary fiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.