Madison Smartt Bell
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Madison Smartt Bell is an American novelist and short story writer best known for his psychologically rich fiction and his acclaimed trilogy of historical novels about the Haitian Revolution.
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| Madison Smartt Bell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13524982 — 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: Madison Smartt Bell Context triple: [Wyn Cooper, hasCollaboratedWith, Madison Smartt Bell]
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F. S. Ellis
F. S. Ellis was a 19th-century English publisher and bookseller known for issuing works by prominent Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian authors, including William Morris.
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B.
Ursula Hegi
Ursula Hegi is a German-American author best known for her novels exploring German history and identity, particularly through works like "Stones from the River."
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C.
Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles is an American poet and novelist best known for her historical fiction, including the novel "News of the World."
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D.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson is an American actor, playwright, and director known for his award-winning work on stage and screen, including adaptations of August Wilson’s plays.
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E.
Gloria Naylor
Gloria Naylor was an American novelist acclaimed for her powerful portrayals of African American women’s lives and communities in works such as "The Women of Brewster Place."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madison Smartt Bell Target entity description: Madison Smartt Bell is an American novelist and short story writer best known for his psychologically rich fiction and his acclaimed trilogy of historical novels about the Haitian Revolution.
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A.
F. S. Ellis
F. S. Ellis was a 19th-century English publisher and bookseller known for issuing works by prominent Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian authors, including William Morris.
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B.
Ursula Hegi
Ursula Hegi is a German-American author best known for her novels exploring German history and identity, particularly through works like "Stones from the River."
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C.
Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles is an American poet and novelist best known for her historical fiction, including the novel "News of the World."
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D.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson is an American actor, playwright, and director known for his award-winning work on stage and screen, including adaptations of August Wilson’s plays.
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E.
Gloria Naylor
Gloria Naylor was an American novelist acclaimed for her powerful portrayals of African American women’s lives and communities in works such as "The Women of Brewster Place."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
NERFINISHED
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Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-08-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Haverford College
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Goucher College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| name | Madison Smartt Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
National Book Award for Fiction
NERFINISHED
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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | trilogy of historical novels about the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All Souls’ Rising
NERFINISHED
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Anything Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ Master of the Crossroads NERFINISHED ⓘ Narrative Design ⓘ Save Me, Joe Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Soldier’s Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ Straight Cut NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stone That the Builder Refused NERFINISHED ⓘ The Washington Square Ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ Toussaint Louverture: A Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiting for the End of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of English ⓘ |
| residence | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Spires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical studies on Haitian Revolution in literature ⓘ |
| trilogyTitle |
All Souls’ Rising
NERFINISHED
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Master of the Crossroads NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stone That the Builder Refused NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | psychologically rich fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Madison Smartt Bell Description of subject: Madison Smartt Bell is an American novelist and short story writer best known for his psychologically rich fiction and his acclaimed trilogy of historical novels about the Haitian Revolution.
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