Girl Meets Boy
E321085
Girl Meets Boy is a contemporary novel by Ali Smith that reimagines the myth of Iphis and Ianthe as a modern queer love story exploring gender, identity, and storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Girl Meets Boy canonical | 2 |
| Girl Meets Boy (2007) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3043750 — 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: Girl Meets Boy Context triple: [Ali Smith, notableWork, Girl Meets Boy]
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A.
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl is an American pop duo best known for their 1988 hit single "Waiting for a Star to Fall."
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B.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
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C.
Good Girl
"Good Girl" is an uptempo country-pop song by Carrie Underwood that warns a woman about an untrustworthy lover, showcasing her powerful vocals and crossover appeal.
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D.
Your Girl
"Your Girl" is a song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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E.
My Girls
"My Girls" is a song by Christina Aguilera from her 2010 electro-pop album *Bionic*, blending dance-pop production with themes of female camaraderie and empowerment.
- 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: Girl Meets Boy Target entity description: Girl Meets Boy is a contemporary novel by Ali Smith that reimagines the myth of Iphis and Ianthe as a modern queer love story exploring gender, identity, and storytelling.
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A.
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl is an American pop duo best known for their 1988 hit single "Waiting for a Star to Fall."
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B.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
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C.
Good Girl
"Good Girl" is an uptempo country-pop song by Carrie Underwood that warns a woman about an untrustworthy lover, showcasing her powerful vocals and crossover appeal.
-
D.
Your Girl
"Your Girl" is a song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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E.
My Girls
"My Girls" is a song by Christina Aguilera from her 2010 electro-pop album *Bionic*, blending dance-pop production with themes of female camaraderie and empowerment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ali Smith ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Iphis and Ianthe ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Metamorphoses by Ovid
ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
power of narrative to reshape reality
ⓘ
social construction of gender ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anthea
ⓘ
Imogen ⓘ Robin ⓘ |
| featuresRelationshipType | same-sex romance ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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contemporary fiction ⓘ mythic retelling ⓘ queer fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
corporate culture critique
ⓘ
environmental activism ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
experimental
ⓘ
intertextual ⓘ lyrical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gender
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identity ⓘ love ⓘ myth and modernity ⓘ sexuality ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple first-person narrators ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of fluid gender identities
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playful narrative style ⓘ queer reimagining of classical myth ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 164 pages ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Canongate Myths series
ⓘ
linked to:
Canongate Books
|
| publisher | Canongate Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Inverness
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| themeExploredBy | use of myth in a contemporary setting ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinAuthor | later work in Ali Smith’s career ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Girl Meets Boy Description of subject: Girl Meets Boy is a contemporary novel by Ali Smith that reimagines the myth of Iphis and Ianthe as a modern queer love story exploring gender, identity, and storytelling.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Girl Meets Boy