Spinning Silver
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Spinning Silver is a fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale through a dark, character-driven story about debt, power, and magic in a wintry Eastern European–inspired setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spinning Silver canonical | 3 |
| "Spinning Silver" | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spinning Silver Context triple: [Naomi Novik, notableWork, Spinning Silver]
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A.
Six Pieces of Silver
Six Pieces of Silver is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, noted for its catchy melodies, bluesy grooves, and influential small-group arrangements.
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B.
The Silver Tree
The Silver Tree is a solo album by Australian musician and Dead Can Dance vocalist Lisa Gerrard, showcasing her ethereal voice and atmospheric, world-fusion soundscapes.
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C.
The Glitter and the Gold
The Glitter and the Gold is the memoir of American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt, recounting her life as a Gilded Age socialite and Duchess of Marlborough.
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D.
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord is a 1926 stage play by American dramatist Sidney Howard, best known as a darkly comic family drama about a domineering mother and her adult sons.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- 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: Spinning Silver Target entity description: Spinning Silver is a fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale through a dark, character-driven story about debt, power, and magic in a wintry Eastern European–inspired setting.
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A.
Six Pieces of Silver
Six Pieces of Silver is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, noted for its catchy melodies, bluesy grooves, and influential small-group arrangements.
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B.
The Silver Tree
The Silver Tree is a solo album by Australian musician and Dead Can Dance vocalist Lisa Gerrard, showcasing her ethereal voice and atmospheric, world-fusion soundscapes.
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C.
The Glitter and the Gold
The Glitter and the Gold is the memoir of American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt, recounting her life as a Gilded Age socialite and Duchess of Marlborough.
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D.
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord is a 1926 stage play by American dramatist Sidney Howard, best known as a darkly comic family drama about a domineering mother and her adult sons.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Naomi Novik ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | Naomi Novik ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel ⓘ
linked to:
Locus Award
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature ⓘ
linked to:
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rumpelstiltskin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | positive reviews ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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fairy tale retelling ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
human realm versus Staryk winter king
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political intrigue in a mortal kingdom ⓘ |
| hasElement |
bargains with supernatural beings
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fae-like Staryk creatures ⓘ political marriage ⓘ wintry setting ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem | bargain-based magic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySetting | Eastern European–inspired fantasy world ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Irina
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Miryem ⓘ Wanda ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multiple first-person narrators ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jewish-coded heroine
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complex female protagonists ⓘ reimagining of Rumpelstiltskin ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 450–500 pages ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Uprooted ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
antisemitism
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bargains ⓘ debt ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ magic ⓘ power ⓘ |
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