Endless Love (novel)
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Endless Love (novel) is a 1979 romantic drama by Scott Spencer that explores an obsessive teenage love affair and its devastating consequences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Endless Love (1981 film) | 1 |
| Endless Love (2014 film) | 1 |
| Endless Love (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3360575 — 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: Endless Love (novel) Context triple: [Endless Love, basedOn, Endless Love (novel)]
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A.
Endless Love
Endless Love is a romantic ballad famously performed as a duet by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, widely regarded as one of the most iconic love songs of the 1980s.
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B.
The Island of Love
The Island of Love is a mythical, enchanted paradise in Luís de Camões' epic poem "Os Lusíadas," where the Portuguese sailors are rewarded with love and rest after their voyages.
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C.
The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love is a 2008 British romantic war drama film centered on the complex relationships surrounding poet Dylan Thomas during World War II.
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D.
The Origin of Love
The Origin of Love is Mika’s third studio album, showcasing a more mature pop sound with electronic influences and introspective, love-centered lyrics.
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E.
A Time to Love
A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder that blends soul, R&B, and socially conscious themes, featuring collaborations with artists like India.Arie and Prince.
- 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: Endless Love (novel) Target entity description: Endless Love (novel) is a 1979 romantic drama by Scott Spencer that explores an obsessive teenage love affair and its devastating consequences.
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A.
Endless Love
Endless Love is a romantic ballad famously performed as a duet by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, widely regarded as one of the most iconic love songs of the 1980s.
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B.
The Island of Love
The Island of Love is a mythical, enchanted paradise in Luís de Camões' epic poem "Os Lusíadas," where the Portuguese sailors are rewarded with love and rest after their voyages.
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C.
The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love is a 2008 British romantic war drama film centered on the complex relationships surrounding poet Dylan Thomas during World War II.
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D.
The Origin of Love
The Origin of Love is Mika’s third studio album, showcasing a more mature pop sound with electronic influences and introspective, love-centered lyrics.
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E.
A Time to Love
A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder that blends soul, R&B, and socially conscious themes, featuring collaborations with artists like India.Arie and Prince.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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romantic drama novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Endless Love (novel)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Endless Love (1981 film)
Endless Love (novel) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Endless Love (2014 film)
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| author | Scott Spencer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTheme |
class differences
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destructive passion ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ mental instability ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationType |
feature film
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screenplay adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ann Butterfield
NERFINISHED
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David Axelrod ⓘ Hugh Butterfield ⓘ Jade Butterfield ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
generally positive
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noted for intense emotional tone ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780060976472 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguageTitle | Endless Love ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| hasSettingType |
suburban setting
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urban setting ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
psychological obsession
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romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfNarration | retrospective account ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
consequences of obsession
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obsessive teenage love ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of teenage sexuality
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portrayal of obsessive adolescent romance ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | teenager ⓘ |
| protagonistName | David Axelrod ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Endless Love (novel) Description of subject: Endless Love (novel) is a 1979 romantic drama by Scott Spencer that explores an obsessive teenage love affair and its devastating consequences.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Endless Love
this entity surface form:
Endless Love (1981 film)
subject surface form:
Endless Love
this entity surface form:
Endless Love (2014 film)