Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976 novel)

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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976 novel) is an influential Argentine novel by Manuel Puig that explores politics, sexuality, and fantasy through the conversations of two cellmates during Argentina’s military dictatorship.

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Label	Occurrences
Kiss of the Spider Woman	5
Kiss of the Spider Woman (novel)	3
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976 novel) canonical	1
Kiss of the Spider Woman (film)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17232053 — 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: Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976 novel)
Context triple: [Aurora, firstAppearance, Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976 novel)]

A. Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman is a Tony Award–winning musical, adapted from Manuel Puig’s novel, that blends political drama and fantasy within the confines of a Latin American prison.
B. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway revival)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway revival) is a 1990s Broadway production of the Kander and Ebb musical, noted for its dark, politically charged story and a high-profile run featuring Vanessa Williams.
C. The Color of Pomegranates
The Color of Pomegranates is a 1969 Soviet Armenian art film renowned for its highly poetic, visually symbolic, and non-linear portrayal of the life of 18th-century Armenian poet Sayat-Nova.
D. Prisionera
Prisionera is a Spanish-language telenovela best known for starring actress Génesis Rodríguez in one of her breakthrough roles.
E. Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman
Aurora in *Kiss of the Spider Woman* is the glamorous, idealized movie-star figure who appears in Molina’s fantasies, embodying both escapist romance and the seductive, dangerous power of cinema.
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: Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976 novel)
Target entity description: Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976 novel) is an influential Argentine novel by Manuel Puig that explores politics, sexuality, and fantasy through the conversations of two cellmates during Argentina’s military dictatorship.

A. Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman is a Tony Award–winning musical, adapted from Manuel Puig’s novel, that blends political drama and fantasy within the confines of a Latin American prison.
B. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway revival)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway revival) is a 1990s Broadway production of the Kander and Ebb musical, noted for its dark, politically charged story and a high-profile run featuring Vanessa Williams.
C. The Color of Pomegranates
The Color of Pomegranates is a 1969 Soviet Armenian art film renowned for its highly poetic, visually symbolic, and non-linear portrayal of the life of 18th-century Armenian poet Sayat-Nova.
D. Prisionera
Prisionera is a Spanish-language telenovela best known for starring actress Génesis Rodríguez in one of her breakthrough roles.
E. Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman
Aurora in *Kiss of the Spider Woman* is the glamorous, idealized movie-star figure who appears in Molina’s fantasies, embodying both escapist romance and the seductive, dangerous power of cinema.
F. None of above. chosen