The Accidental
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The Accidental is a novel by Ali Smith that blends experimental narrative techniques with themes of family, identity, and the disruptive arrival of a mysterious stranger.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Accidental canonical | 13 |
| The Accidental (2005 novel) | 2 |
| The Accidental (novel) | 2 |
| Ali Smith's The Accidental | 1 |
| novel The Accidental | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3043748 — 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 Accidental Context triple: [Ali Smith, notableWork, The Accidental]
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A.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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B.
The Consequence
The Consequence is a story-driven downloadable expansion for the survival horror game The Evil Within, focusing on detective Juli Kidman's perspective and uncovering additional narrative details.
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C.
A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos is a 2014 British period drama film set in the court of Louis XIV, following a female landscape designer commissioned to help create the gardens at Versailles.
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D.
The Consequences
The Consequences is a notable work associated with the creator or project known as Consequence, recognized for its significance within their body of work.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- 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 Accidental Target entity description: The Accidental is a novel by Ali Smith that blends experimental narrative techniques with themes of family, identity, and the disruptive arrival of a mysterious stranger.
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A.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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B.
The Consequence
The Consequence is a story-driven downloadable expansion for the survival horror game The Evil Within, focusing on detective Juli Kidman's perspective and uncovering additional narrative details.
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C.
A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos is a 2014 British period drama film set in the court of Louis XIV, following a female landscape designer commissioned to help create the gardens at Versailles.
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D.
The Consequences
The Consequences is a notable work associated with the creator or project known as Consequence, recognized for its significance within their body of work.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ali Smith ⓘ |
| award | Whitbread Novel Award ⓘ |
| awardYear |
2005 Whitbread Novel Award
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linked to:
Whitbread Novel Award
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | England ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ postmodern fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Amber
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Astrid Smart ⓘ Eve Smart ⓘ Magnus Smart ⓘ Michael Smart ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-241-14380-2 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Amber’s interludes
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Astrid’s narrative section ⓘ Eve’s narrative section ⓘ Magnus’s narrative section ⓘ Michael’s narrative section ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amber
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Astrid ⓘ Eve ⓘ Magnus ⓘ Michael ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental narrative
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multiple perspectives ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Man Booker Prize
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linked to:
Booker Prize
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| pageCount | approximately 320 pages ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mysterious young woman named Amber insinuates herself into the lives of a family on holiday and profoundly disrupts each member’s sense of self. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
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Penguin Books ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Man Booker Prize 2005
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linked to:
Booker Prize
|
| theme |
alienation
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disruption ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ identity ⓘ sexuality ⓘ storytelling ⓘ truth and perception ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Accidental Description of subject: The Accidental is a novel by Ali Smith that blends experimental narrative techniques with themes of family, identity, and the disruptive arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Referenced by (19)
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