The Pilot and His Wife
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The Pilot and His Wife is a 19th-century Norwegian novel by Jonas Lie that explores marriage, coastal life, and psychological tension in a seafaring community.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Pilot and His Wife canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1068998 — 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: The Pilot and His Wife Context triple: [Jonas Lie, notableWork, The Pilot and His Wife]
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A.
The Pilot
"The Pilot" is a historical sea novel by James Fenimore Cooper, often regarded as one of the earliest American nautical romances and inspired by the legendary figure of John Paul Jones.
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B.
The Ryan Girl
"The Ryan Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with American actress, dancer, and director June Havoc, reflecting her multifaceted career in mid-20th-century entertainment.
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C.
An Ordinary Couple
An Ordinary Couple is a romantic song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music."
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D.
The Widow and Her Son
"The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
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E.
An American Lady
"An American Lady" is a written work associated with Jennie Jerome, better known as Lady Randolph Churchill, reflecting her experiences and perspective as a prominent American-born figure in British high society.
- 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: The Pilot and His Wife Target entity description: The Pilot and His Wife is a 19th-century Norwegian novel by Jonas Lie that explores marriage, coastal life, and psychological tension in a seafaring community.
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A.
The Pilot
"The Pilot" is a historical sea novel by James Fenimore Cooper, often regarded as one of the earliest American nautical romances and inspired by the legendary figure of John Paul Jones.
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B.
The Ryan Girl
"The Ryan Girl" is a lesser-known work associated with American actress, dancer, and director June Havoc, reflecting her multifaceted career in mid-20th-century entertainment.
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C.
An Ordinary Couple
An Ordinary Couple is a romantic song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music."
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D.
The Widow and Her Son
"The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
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E.
An American Lady
"An American Lady" is a written work associated with Jennie Jerome, better known as Lady Randolph Churchill, reflecting her experiences and perspective as a prominent American-born figure in British high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Jonas Lie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| explores |
moral expectations in coastal society
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psychological impact of absence and distance in marriage ⓘ tension between seafaring work and domestic life ⓘ |
| focusesOn | life of a maritime pilot and his spouse ⓘ |
| genre |
maritime fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ realist novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Norwegian coastal culture ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasImagery | sea and coastal landscapes ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitleLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | pilot (maritime navigator) ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
detailed depiction of everyday life
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psychological realism ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
community gossip and reputation
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gender roles in 19th-century Norway ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ seafaring profession ⓘ |
| hasTimeSetting | 19th-century Norway ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 19th-century Scandinavian literature ⓘ |
| languageFamily | North Germanic languages ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Norwegian realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Norwegian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coastal life
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family dynamics ⓘ jealousy ⓘ marriage ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ social norms in small communities ⓘ trust in marriage ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian canon of classic novels ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Norwegian coastal community
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seafaring community ⓘ |
| workOf | Jonas Lie ⓘ |
| workType | fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pilot and His Wife Description of subject: The Pilot and His Wife is a 19th-century Norwegian novel by Jonas Lie that explores marriage, coastal life, and psychological tension in a seafaring community.
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