Dandelion Wine
E108013
Dandelion Wine is a nostalgic semi-autobiographical novel by Ray Bradbury that captures the magic and melancholy of a boy’s summer in a small Midwestern town.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dandelion Wine canonical | 15 |
| dandelion wine | 2 |
| 1997 television film "Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine" | 1 |
| Dandelion Wine (1957 novel) | 1 |
| Dandelion Wine (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T921829 — 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: Dandelion Wine Context triple: [Ray Bradbury, notableWork, Dandelion Wine]
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A.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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B.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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C.
Winter Dream
Winter Dream is the official emblem of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, symbolizing the spirit and aspirations of the Games.
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D.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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E.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
- 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: Dandelion Wine Target entity description: Dandelion Wine is a nostalgic semi-autobiographical novel by Ray Bradbury that captures the magic and melancholy of a boy’s summer in a small Midwestern town.
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A.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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B.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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C.
Winter Dream
Winter Dream is the official emblem of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, symbolizing the spirit and aspirations of the Games.
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D.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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E.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
1997 television film "Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine"
ⓘ
linked to:
Dandelion Wine
|
| alsoAppealsTo | young adult readers ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ray Bradbury's childhood experiences in Waukegan, Illinois ⓘ |
| composedOf | interconnected short stories ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
dandelion wine as a symbol of preserved summer memories
ⓘ
new tennis shoes ⓘ ravine ⓘ trolley rides ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | Something Wicked This Way Comes ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ fiction ⓘ semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | fix-up novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Farewell Summer ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood
ⓘ
imagination ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ passage of time ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| includedIn | American high school literature curricula ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Douglas Spaulding
ⓘ
Grandfather Spaulding ⓘ Grandmother Spaulding ⓘ Tom Spaulding ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and fantasy
ⓘ
evocation of Midwestern small-town atmosphere ⓘ lyrical prose style ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 239 pages ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Green Town series ⓘ |
| precededBy | short stories later collected into the novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| publisherType | commercial publisher ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional town of Green Town, Illinois ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | summer of 1928 ⓘ |
| workOf | Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dandelion Wine Description of subject: Dandelion Wine is a nostalgic semi-autobiographical novel by Ray Bradbury that captures the magic and melancholy of a boy’s summer in a small Midwestern town.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dandelion Wine
subject linked to:
fictional town of Green Town, Illinois
subject linked to:
fictional town of Green Town, Illinois
linked to: Dandelion Wine
linked to: Dandelion Wine
linked to: Dandelion Wine
linked to: Dandelion Wine