The Village by the Sea
E441397
The Village by the Sea is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that portrays the struggles and resilience of a poor rural family in a coastal village in India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Village by the Sea canonical | 2 |
| The Village by the Sea (television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4462755 — 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 Village by the Sea Context triple: [Anita Desai, notableWork, The Village by the Sea]
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A.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
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B.
By the Sea
"By the Sea" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and displacement through the intertwined stories of refugees from Zanzibar.
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C.
Seaside
Seaside is a popular resort city on the northern Oregon Coast known for its sandy beaches, historic promenade, and family-friendly attractions.
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D.
Seaside
Seaside is a coastal city in Monterey County, California, known for its proximity to Monterey Bay and California State University, Monterey Bay.
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E.
The Edge of the Sea
The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.
- 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 Village by the Sea Target entity description: The Village by the Sea is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that portrays the struggles and resilience of a poor rural family in a coastal village in India.
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A.
By the Sea
"By the Sea" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and displacement through the intertwined stories of refugees from Zanzibar.
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B.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
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C.
Seaside
Seaside is a popular resort city on the northern Oregon Coast known for its sandy beaches, historic promenade, and family-friendly attractions.
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D.
Seaside
Seaside is a coastal city in Monterey County, California, known for its proximity to Monterey Bay and California State University, Monterey Bay.
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E.
The Edge of the Sea
The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| author | Anita Desai ⓘ |
| awarded | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
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realist fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Village by the Sea (television film)
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linked to:
The Village by the Sea
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| isbn | 9780141312712 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bela
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Hari ⓘ Hari and Lila's father ⓘ Hari and Lila's mother ⓘ Kamal ⓘ Lila ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of rural Indian life
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portrayal of children's resilience in poverty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Hari travels to Bombay to find work and support his family.
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Lila remains in the village to care for her younger sisters and sick mother. ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The novel follows siblings Hari and Lila as they struggle to support their impoverished family in the coastal village of Thul while facing their father's alcoholism and their mother's illness. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann
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linked to:
Heinemann publishing group
Penguin Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Arabian Sea coast
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Maharashtra ⓘ Mumbai ⓘ Thul ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
alcoholism
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education ⓘ environmental change ⓘ family responsibility ⓘ industrialization ⓘ poverty ⓘ resilience ⓘ rural-urban migration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Village by the Sea Description of subject: The Village by the Sea is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that portrays the struggles and resilience of a poor rural family in a coastal village in India.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: The Village by the Sea