W. P. Kinsella
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W. P. Kinsella was a Canadian author best known for his baseball-themed fiction and magical realism, particularly the novel that inspired the film "Field of Dreams."
All labels observed (1)
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| W. P. Kinsella canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4884585 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. P. Kinsella Context triple: [Field of Dreams, basedOnAuthor, W. P. Kinsella]
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A.
Wade Kinsella
Wade Kinsella is a charming, roguish bartender and musician from the TV series "Hart of Dixie," known for his complicated love life and central role in the small-town drama of Bluebell, Alabama.
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B.
Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison was an American author and poet best known for his novella "Legends of the Fall" and his vivid, nature-infused depictions of rural American life.
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C.
Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry was an acclaimed American novelist and screenwriter best known for works like "Lonesome Dove" and for adapting literary works into award-winning films.
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D.
John Irving
John Irving is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for works such as "The World According to Garp," "The Cider House Rules," and "A Prayer for Owen Meany," which often blend dark humor with complex family dramas.
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E.
Charles Portis
Charles Portis was an American novelist best known for his deadpan comic style and for writing the Western novel "True Grit," which inspired multiple film adaptations.
- 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: W. P. Kinsella Target entity description: W. P. Kinsella was a Canadian author best known for his baseball-themed fiction and magical realism, particularly the novel that inspired the film "Field of Dreams."
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A.
Wade Kinsella
Wade Kinsella is a charming, roguish bartender and musician from the TV series "Hart of Dixie," known for his complicated love life and central role in the small-town drama of Bluebell, Alabama.
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B.
Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison was an American author and poet best known for his novella "Legends of the Fall" and his vivid, nature-infused depictions of rural American life.
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C.
Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry was an acclaimed American novelist and screenwriter best known for works like "Lonesome Dove" and for adapting literary works into award-winning films.
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D.
John Irving
John Irving is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for works such as "The World According to Garp," "The Cider House Rules," and "A Prayer for Owen Meany," which often blend dark humor with complex family dramas.
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E.
Charles Portis
Charles Portis was an American novelist best known for his deadpan comic style and for writing the Western novel "True Grit," which inspired multiple film adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| author | W. P. Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Canada
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Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1935-05-25 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2016-09-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Iowa
NERFINISHED
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University of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiction
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novels ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| fullName | William Patrick Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
baseball fiction
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fantasy fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| givenName |
Patrick
NERFINISHED
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William ⓘ |
| inspiredFilm | Field of Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
baseball-themed fiction
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use of magical realism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Box Socials
NERFINISHED
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Dance Me Outside NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Iowa Baseball Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thrill of the Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hope, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Alberta, Canada
NERFINISHED
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British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
Indigenous reserve life (fictionalized)
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baseball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: W. P. Kinsella Description of subject: W. P. Kinsella was a Canadian author best known for his baseball-themed fiction and magical realism, particularly the novel that inspired the film "Field of Dreams."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.