Henry Roth
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Henry Roth was a Jewish American novelist best known for his modernist classic "Call It Sleep," which poignantly depicts the immigrant experience in early 20th-century New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Roth canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718079 — 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: Henry Roth Context triple: [Jewish American literature, hasNotableAuthor, Henry Roth]
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A.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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B.
Michael Gold
Michael Gold was an American writer and prominent proletarian literary figure best known for his radical leftist journalism and his influential novel "Jews Without Money."
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C.
Les Grossman
Les Grossman is a foul-mouthed, overbearing Hollywood studio executive portrayed by Tom Cruise in the satirical action-comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
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D.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish-born American writer and Nobel Prize–winning master of modern Yiddish literature, renowned for his stories blending Jewish folklore, mysticism, and everyday life.
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E.
Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch was a prominent Polish-Jewish writer best known for his Yiddish novels and plays that explored Jewish life, tradition, and modernity in the early 20th century.
- 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: Henry Roth Target entity description: Henry Roth was a Jewish American novelist best known for his modernist classic "Call It Sleep," which poignantly depicts the immigrant experience in early 20th-century New York.
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A.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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B.
Michael Gold
Michael Gold was an American writer and prominent proletarian literary figure best known for his radical leftist journalism and his influential novel "Jews Without Money."
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C.
Les Grossman
Les Grossman is a foul-mouthed, overbearing Hollywood studio executive portrayed by Tom Cruise in the satirical action-comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
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D.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish-born American writer and Nobel Prize–winning master of modern Yiddish literature, renowned for his stories blending Jewish folklore, mysticism, and everyday life.
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E.
Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch was a prominent Polish-Jewish writer best known for his Yiddish novels and plays that explored Jewish life, tradition, and modernity in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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Jewish American writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | belated critical acclaim for Call It Sleep ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
American modernist canon
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Jewish American literary history ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Roth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
autobiographical fiction
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fiction ⓘ immigrant narratives ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish American literature
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immigrant literature ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasPartInHisCareer |
late-life literary revival
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long period of literary silence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
James Joyce
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modernist writers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| name | Henry Roth self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Star Shines Over Mt. Morris Park
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An American Type ⓘ Call It Sleep ⓘ From Bondage ⓘ Mercy of a Rude Stream ⓘ Requiem for Harlem ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Eastern Europe ⓘ Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
then-Austria-Hungary
|
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Lower East Side
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| workFocusedOn |
Jewish immigrant experience
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Yiddish-speaking immigrants ⓘ childhood and family life ⓘ life in early 20th-century New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Roth Description of subject: Henry Roth was a Jewish American novelist best known for his modernist classic "Call It Sleep," which poignantly depicts the immigrant experience in early 20th-century New York.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.