This Blessed House
E309719
"This Blessed House" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the cultural and marital tensions between a newly married Indian American couple who discover Christian paraphernalia in their new home.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| This Blessed House canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2903277 — 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: This Blessed House Context triple: [Interpreter of Maladies, containsStory, This Blessed House]
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A.
House of Hospitality
The House of Hospitality is a historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style building in San Diego’s Balboa Park that serves as a visitor center and event venue.
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B.
House of Good Fortune
House of Good Fortune is a retail shop in EPCOT’s China Pavilion offering Chinese-themed merchandise, souvenirs, and cultural goods.
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C.
House of Laity
The House of Laity is the chamber of the Church of England’s General Synod that represents lay (non-ordained) church members in its governance and decision-making.
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D.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
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E.
Salomon's House
Salomon's House is the fictional scientific research institution in Francis Bacon's utopian work "New Atlantis," envisioned as a prototype for organized, empirical inquiry and the advancement of knowledge.
- 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: This Blessed House Target entity description: "This Blessed House" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the cultural and marital tensions between a newly married Indian American couple who discover Christian paraphernalia in their new home.
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A.
House of Hospitality
The House of Hospitality is a historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style building in San Diego’s Balboa Park that serves as a visitor center and event venue.
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B.
House of Good Fortune
House of Good Fortune is a retail shop in EPCOT’s China Pavilion offering Chinese-themed merchandise, souvenirs, and cultural goods.
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C.
House of Laity
The House of Laity is the chamber of the Church of England’s General Synod that represents lay (non-ordained) church members in its governance and decision-making.
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D.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
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E.
Salomon's House
Salomon's House is the fictional scientific research institution in Francis Bacon's utopian work "New Atlantis," envisioned as a prototype for organized, empirical inquiry and the advancement of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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short story collection ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| author | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Indian American couple ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
differences in attitudes toward religion
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gender roles within marriage ⓘ tension between personal belief and social appearance ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book collection ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Indian American ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Interpreter of Maladies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary American literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Sanjeev
ⓘ
Twinkle ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Interpreter of Maladies
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This Blessed House self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
conflict over displaying Christian artifacts
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discovery of Christian paraphernalia in the house ⓘ newly married Indian American couple move into a new house ⓘ |
| protagonists | Sanjeev and Twinkle ⓘ |
| setting |
Connecticut
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suburban United States ⓘ |
| themes |
assimilation
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cultural identity ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ material culture ⓘ religion and secularism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Blessed House Description of subject: "This Blessed House" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the cultural and marital tensions between a newly married Indian American couple who discover Christian paraphernalia in their new home.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jhumpa Lahiri