Autumn (novel)
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"Autumn" is a 2016 novel by Ali Smith, often noted as one of the first major "Brexit novels," blending lyrical prose and fragmented narrative to explore time, memory, and contemporary British politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Autumn (novel) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13508704 — 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: Autumn (novel) Context triple: [Spring (novel), follows, Autumn (novel)]
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A.
An Autumn's Tale
An Autumn's Tale is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic drama film starring Chow Yun-fat and Cherie Chung that follows the evolving relationship between two Chinese immigrants in New York City.
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B.
The Autumnal
The Autumnal is a horror comic series co-written by Daniel Kraus that follows a woman and her daughter returning to a seemingly idyllic hometown hiding sinister, autumn-themed secrets.
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C.
Der Einsame im Herbst
"Der Einsame im Herbst" is the second, introspective and melancholic movement of Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*, reflecting themes of loneliness and autumnal decline.
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D.
An Event in Autumn
An Event in Autumn is a crime novella by Swedish author Henning Mankell featuring detective Kurt Wallander as he investigates a mysterious skeleton discovered near his new home.
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E.
Autumn Sequel
"Autumn Sequel" is a later long poem by Louis MacNeice that reflects his characteristic blend of autobiographical reflection, political awareness, and meditative lyricism.
- 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: Autumn (novel) Target entity description: "Autumn" is a 2016 novel by Ali Smith, often noted as one of the first major "Brexit novels," blending lyrical prose and fragmented narrative to explore time, memory, and contemporary British politics.
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A.
An Autumn's Tale
An Autumn's Tale is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic drama film starring Chow Yun-fat and Cherie Chung that follows the evolving relationship between two Chinese immigrants in New York City.
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B.
The Autumnal
The Autumnal is a horror comic series co-written by Daniel Kraus that follows a woman and her daughter returning to a seemingly idyllic hometown hiding sinister, autumn-themed secrets.
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C.
Der Einsame im Herbst
"Der Einsame im Herbst" is the second, introspective and melancholic movement of Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*, reflecting themes of loneliness and autumnal decline.
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D.
An Event in Autumn
An Event in Autumn is a crime novella by Swedish author Henning Mankell featuring detective Kurt Wallander as he investigates a mysterious skeleton discovered near his new home.
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E.
Autumn Sequel
"Autumn Sequel" is a later long poem by Louis MacNeice that reflects his characteristic blend of autobiographical reflection, political awareness, and meditative lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ali Smith ⓘ |
| awarded | 2016 Goldsmiths Prize shortlist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Peter Saville ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by critics ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of political events on private lives
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relationship between an elderly man and a young woman ⓘ |
| firstEditionPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| followedBy | Winter (novel) ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British identity
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art of Pauline Boty ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780241207000 ⓘ |
| linkedWork |
Spring (novel)
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Summer (novel) ⓘ Winter (novel) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Daniel Gluck
ⓘ
Elisabeth Demand ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
Brexit
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art ⓘ contemporary British politics ⓘ friendship ⓘ memory ⓘ time ⓘ |
| marketedAs | the first post-Brexit novel by a major British author ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fragmented narrative
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| notableFor | being described as one of the first major Brexit novels ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 272 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ali Smith Seasonal Quartet ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel in the Seasonal Quartet ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hamish Hamilton ⓘ |
| series | Seasonal Quartet ⓘ |
| setting |
United Kingdom
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post-Brexit referendum Britain ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
2017 Man Booker Prize
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linked to:
Booker Prize
|
| structure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1960s to post-2016 Britain ⓘ |
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Subject: Autumn (novel) Description of subject: "Autumn" is a 2016 novel by Ali Smith, often noted as one of the first major "Brexit novels," blending lyrical prose and fragmented narrative to explore time, memory, and contemporary British politics.
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