The Round House
E482596
The Round House is a critically acclaimed novel by Louise Erdrich that explores a Native American boy’s quest for justice after a brutal crime on a North Dakota reservation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Round House canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4955497 — 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 Round House Context triple: [Louise Erdrich, notableWork, The Round House]
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A.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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B.
Obasan
Obasan is a landmark Canadian novel by Joy Kogawa that explores the internment and persecution of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II.
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C.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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D.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars is a 1999 American film adaptation of David Guterson’s novel, blending courtroom drama and romantic tragedy against the backdrop of post–World War II anti-Japanese prejudice in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
House by the River
House by the River is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by Fritz Lang, known for its dark psychological themes and atmospheric storytelling.
- 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 Round House Target entity description: The Round House is a critically acclaimed novel by Louise Erdrich that explores a Native American boy’s quest for justice after a brutal crime on a North Dakota reservation.
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A.
Dawnland
Dawnland is the traditional homeland and cultural region of the Wabanaki peoples in the northeastern area of North America, encompassing parts of what are now the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
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B.
Obasan
Obasan is a landmark Canadian novel by Joy Kogawa that explores the internment and persecution of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II.
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C.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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D.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars is a 1999 American film adaptation of David Guterson’s novel, blending courtroom drama and romantic tragedy against the backdrop of post–World War II anti-Japanese prejudice in the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
House by the River
House by the River is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by Fritz Lang, known for its dark psychological themes and atmospheric storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
limitations of federal and tribal law in prosecuting crimes on reservations
ⓘ
violence against Native American women ⓘ |
| author | Louise Erdrich ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear |
2012 National Book Award for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
National Book Award for Fiction
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| centralEvent | brutal attack on Joe Coutts’s mother ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
family bonds ⓘ jurisdictional conflict ⓘ justice ⓘ racism against Native Americans ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ trauma and healing ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| featuresEthnicGroup |
Ojibwe people
ⓘ
linked to:
Anishinabek
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| focusesOn | a Native American boy’s quest for justice ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American literature
ⓘ
coming-of-age novel ⓘ crime fiction ⓘ legal drama ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780062065247 ⓘ |
| hasMotif | sacred round house structure ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 321 pages ⓘ |
| hasStructureElement | mystery investigation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joe Coutts ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Joe Coutts ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Justice Trilogy by Louise Erdrich ⓘ |
| prequel | The Plague of Doves ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | thirteen years old ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Harper ⓘ |
| sequel | LaRose ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
North Dakota
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Ojibwe reservation ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Women’s Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Orange Prize for Fiction
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Referenced by (6)
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