A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
E1043987
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing is an experimental, stream-of-consciousness novel by Eimear McBride that explores a young Irish woman's traumatic coming-of-age through fragmented, innovative prose.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13509084 — 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: A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing Context triple: [Goldsmiths Prize, notableWinningWork, A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing]
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A.
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy is a darkly comic Irish novel by Patrick McCabe that follows the disturbing psychological unraveling of a troubled boy in a small 1960s Irish town.
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B.
The Ferryman
The Ferryman is a critically acclaimed stage play by Jez Butterworth, set in 1980s Northern Ireland during The Troubles, that explores family, loyalty, and political violence.
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C.
Joyce Country
Joyce Country is a scenic, mountainous region in western Ireland known for its rugged landscapes, lakes, and traditional Irish culture.
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D.
An Unfinished Woman
An Unfinished Woman is the 1969 memoir by American author and political activist Lillian Hellman, reflecting on her life, relationships, and moral choices.
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E.
Béal an Átha
Béal an Átha is the Irish-language name for the town of Ballina in County Mayo, Ireland.
- 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: A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing Target entity description: A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing is an experimental, stream-of-consciousness novel by Eimear McBride that explores a young Irish woman's traumatic coming-of-age through fragmented, innovative prose.
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A.
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy is a darkly comic Irish novel by Patrick McCabe that follows the disturbing psychological unraveling of a troubled boy in a small 1960s Irish town.
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B.
The Ferryman
The Ferryman is a critically acclaimed stage play by Jez Butterworth, set in 1980s Northern Ireland during The Troubles, that explores family, loyalty, and political violence.
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C.
Joyce Country
Joyce Country is a scenic, mountainous region in western Ireland known for its rugged landscapes, lakes, and traditional Irish culture.
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D.
An Unfinished Woman
An Unfinished Woman is the 1969 memoir by American author and political activist Lillian Hellman, reflecting on her life, relationships, and moral choices.
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E.
Béal an Átha
Béal an Átha is the Irish-language name for the town of Ballina in County Mayo, Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental novel
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novel ⓘ stream-of-consciousness novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Annie Ryan ⓘ |
| author | Eimear McBride ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| awarded |
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
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linked to:
Orange Prize for Fiction
Desmond Elliott Prize ⓘ Goldsmiths Prize ⓘ Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
guilt
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poverty ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ shame ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Galley Beggar Press ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
non-standard syntax
ⓘ
unpunctuated sentences ⓘ |
| laterPublisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unnamed young Irish woman ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of female interiority
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experimental language ⓘ innovative narrative form ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| proseStyle |
fragmented prose
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innovative prose ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| setting | Ireland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Catholic upbringing
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brother with a brain tumour ⓘ mother–daughter relationship ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse
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coming of age ⓘ family relationships ⓘ mental health ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
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