The Householder
E429995
The Householder is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala that portrays the comic and poignant struggles of a young Indian man adjusting to married life and adult responsibilities in mid-20th-century Delhi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Householder canonical | 7 |
| The Householder (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4311137 — 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 Householder Context triple: [Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, notableWork, The Householder]
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About the House
"About the House" is a 1965 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects on domestic life, memory, and the passage of time through the organizing metaphor of a house.
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B.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
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C.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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D.
The Quigley
The Quigley is a notorious water obstacle course at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, known for its muddy trenches, submerged passages, and physically demanding conditions.
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E.
In the House
In the House is a 1990s American sitcom starring LL Cool J as a former football player who takes in a single mother and her children to help pay his bills.
- 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 Householder Target entity description: The Householder is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala that portrays the comic and poignant struggles of a young Indian man adjusting to married life and adult responsibilities in mid-20th-century Delhi.
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A.
About the House
"About the House" is a 1965 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects on domestic life, memory, and the passage of time through the organizing metaphor of a house.
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B.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
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C.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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D.
The Quigley
The Quigley is a notorious water obstacle course at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, known for its muddy trenches, submerged passages, and physically demanding conditions.
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E.
In the House
In the House is a 1990s American sitcom starring LL Cool J as a former football player who takes in a single mother and her children to help pay his bills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ⓘ |
| authorBackground | Polish-German Jewish origin ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Householder ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
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family responsibilities ⓘ marriage ⓘ middle-class Indian life ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depicts |
pressures of extended family
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urban Indian middle-class milieu ⓘ young Indian man adjusting to married life ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Householder (film) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic insecurity
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gender roles in marriage ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Prem ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
comic
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poignant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of everyday domestic life in Delhi
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subtle psychological characterization ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | college teacher ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publisher | John Murray ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Delhi ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Householder Description of subject: The Householder is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala that portrays the comic and poignant struggles of a young Indian man adjusting to married life and adult responsibilities in mid-20th-century Delhi.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ruth Prawer
subject linked to:
The Householder
subject linked to:
The Householder (film)
linked to: The Householder