The Lost Father
E323564
The Lost Father is a semi-autobiographical novel by Mona Simpson that follows a young woman’s search for the estranged father she has never known.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lost Father canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3065008 — 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 Lost Father Context triple: [Mona Simpson, notableWork, The Lost Father]
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A.
The Other Father
The Other Father is a novel by American author Laura Z. Hobson that explores complex family relationships and issues of identity.
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B.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
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C.
The Good Son
The Good Son is a 1993 psychological thriller film best known for its chilling portrayal of a disturbed child, starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood.
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D.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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E.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
- 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 Lost Father Target entity description: The Lost Father is a semi-autobiographical novel by Mona Simpson that follows a young woman’s search for the estranged father she has never known.
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A.
The Other Father
The Other Father is a novel by American author Laura Z. Hobson that explores complex family relationships and issues of identity.
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B.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
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C.
The Good Son
The Good Son is a 1993 psychological thriller film best known for its chilling portrayal of a disturbed child, starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood.
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D.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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E.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Mona Simpson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Abandonment
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Coming of age ⓘ Family relationships ⓘ Identity ⓘ Search for an estranged parent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| follows | A young woman’s search for the father she has never known ⓘ |
| followsWorkBySameAuthor |
Anywhere but Here
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surface form:
Anywhere But Here
|
| genre |
Fiction
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Literary fiction ⓘ Semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | Adult readers ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Estranged father of the protagonist
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Members of the protagonist’s extended family ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
Cultural displacement
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Intergenerational conflict ⓘ Search for family roots ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Estrangement
ⓘ
Father–daughter relationship ⓘ Immigrant family experience ⓘ Search for origins ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | A young woman searching for her estranged father ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | First-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | Character-driven narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Exploration of complex family dynamics
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Semi-autobiographical elements drawn from Mona Simpson’s life ⓘ |
| partOf | Mona Simpson’s body of work ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriod | Late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lost Father Description of subject: The Lost Father is a semi-autobiographical novel by Mona Simpson that follows a young woman’s search for the estranged father she has never known.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.