short story "Noble Things"
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"Noble Things" is a short story by Roxane Gay included in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of identity, resilience, and complex female experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| short story "Noble Things" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1438808 — 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: short story "Noble Things" Context triple: [Difficult Women, hasPart, short story "Noble Things"]
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A.
Stories That Matter
Stories That Matter is the guiding motto of the Peabody Awards, emphasizing their focus on honoring impactful and socially significant storytelling in media.
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B.
The Day of Atonement (short story)
"The Day of Atonement" is a short story by Samson Raphaelson that inspired the landmark 1927 film "The Jazz Singer," exploring themes of Jewish identity, tradition, and assimilation in America.
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C.
stories that matter (Peabody Awards slogan)
"stories that matter" is the Peabody Awards’ signature slogan, emphasizing their focus on honoring impactful, socially significant storytelling in media.
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D.
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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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- 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: short story "Noble Things" Target entity description: "Noble Things" is a short story by Roxane Gay included in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of identity, resilience, and complex female experience.
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A.
Stories That Matter
Stories That Matter is the guiding motto of the Peabody Awards, emphasizing their focus on honoring impactful and socially significant storytelling in media.
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B.
The Day of Atonement (short story)
"The Day of Atonement" is a short story by Samson Raphaelson that inspired the landmark 1927 film "The Jazz Singer," exploring themes of Jewish identity, tradition, and assimilation in America.
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C.
stories that matter (Peabody Awards slogan)
"stories that matter" is the Peabody Awards’ signature slogan, emphasizing their focus on honoring impactful, socially significant storytelling in media.
-
D.
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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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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short story ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author |
Roxane Gay
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Roxane Gay ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| collection | Difficult Women ⓘ |
| containsWork | Noble Things ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| explores |
emotional complexity of women
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female subjectivity ⓘ social expectations of women ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Noble Things ⓘ |
| includedIn | Difficult Women ⓘ |
| language |
English
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English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realism ⓘ |
| medium |
book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | prose ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Difficult Women
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Noble Things ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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writer ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works by Roxane Gay ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story collection component ⓘ |
| settingType | contemporary setting ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
complex female experience
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emotional survival ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ relationships ⓘ resilience ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
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serious ⓘ |
| workInCollectionBySameAuthor | Difficult Women ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: short story "Noble Things" Description of subject: "Noble Things" is a short story by Roxane Gay included in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of identity, resilience, and complex female experience.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.