Smoke, Lilies and Jade
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Smoke, Lilies and Jade is a groundbreaking 1926 modernist short story by Richard Bruce Nugent, celebrated for its experimental stream-of-consciousness style and candid portrayal of Black queer desire during the Harlem Renaissance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Smoke, Lilies and Jade canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smoke, Lilies and Jade Context triple: [Fire!! (magazine), notableWorkPublished, Smoke, Lilies and Jade]
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The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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The Flower of Shanghai
The Flower of Shanghai is a popular nickname for Shanghai Shenhua F.C., one of China's most historic and passionately supported professional football clubs.
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C.
Hall of Jade Ripples
The Hall of Jade Ripples is a historic lakeside pavilion within Beijing’s Summer Palace, known for its elegant architecture and role as a residence and political venue during the late Qing dynasty.
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D.
The Flower
The Flower is the nickname of Guy Lafleur, the legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger renowned for his speed, scoring prowess, and flowing blond hair.
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E.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in 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: Smoke, Lilies and Jade Target entity description: Smoke, Lilies and Jade is a groundbreaking 1926 modernist short story by Richard Bruce Nugent, celebrated for its experimental stream-of-consciousness style and candid portrayal of Black queer desire during the Harlem Renaissance.
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A.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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B.
The Flower of Shanghai
The Flower of Shanghai is a popular nickname for Shanghai Shenhua F.C., one of China's most historic and passionately supported professional football clubs.
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C.
Hall of Jade Ripples
The Hall of Jade Ripples is a historic lakeside pavilion within Beijing’s Summer Palace, known for its elegant architecture and role as a residence and political venue during the late Qing dynasty.
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D.
The Flower
The Flower is the nickname of Guy Lafleur, the legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger renowned for his speed, scoring prowess, and flowing blond hair.
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E.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Harlem Renaissance literature
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modernist work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
The New Negro (anthology)
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surface form:
New Negro movement
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| author | Richard Bruce Nugent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | considered groundbreaking in queer Black literature ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African American modernism
ⓘ
surface form:
African-American modernism
|
| featuresCharacter |
Alex
ⓘ
Beauty ⓘ Melva ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | literary magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Fire!! ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
LGBT literature ⓘ modernist fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
jade
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lilies ⓘ smoke ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
artistic self-discovery
ⓘ
bisexuality ⓘ bohemian lifestyle ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Black queer studies
ⓘ
LGBT literary criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of Black gay male desire in American literature
ⓘ
innovative use of ellipses and interior monologue ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCity | New York City ⓘ |
| portrays |
interracial relationships
ⓘ
non-normative gender and sexual identities ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Harlem Renaissance
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surface form:
Harlem Renaissance era
|
| style | experimental ⓘ |
| theme |
Black queer desire
ⓘ
art and identity ⓘ race and sexuality ⓘ same-sex love ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
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