Lara
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Lara is a semi-autobiographical novel by British writer Bernardine Evaristo that explores themes of identity, heritage, and family across generations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5008230 — 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: Lara Context triple: [Bernardine Evaristo, notableWork, Lara]
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A.
Lara
Lara is a feminine given name, often used in various cultures and languages, sometimes as a variant of Laura or derived from Latin and Russian origins.
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B.
Lara Sanoica
Lara Sanoica is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
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C.
Lara, Victoria
Lara, Victoria is a regional township in the City of Greater Geelong, Australia, known as a growing commuter suburb between Melbourne and Geelong.
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D.
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional British archaeologist and adventurer, best known as the iconic protagonist of the Tomb Raider video game and film franchise.
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E.
Lara Breay
Lara Breay is a film producer best known for her work on the animated superhero comedy "Megamind."
- 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: Lara Target entity description: Lara is a semi-autobiographical novel by British writer Bernardine Evaristo that explores themes of identity, heritage, and family across generations.
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A.
Lara
Lara is a feminine given name, often used in various cultures and languages, sometimes as a variant of Laura or derived from Latin and Russian origins.
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B.
Lara Sanoica
Lara Sanoica is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
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C.
Lara, Victoria
Lara, Victoria is a regional township in the City of Greater Geelong, Australia, known as a growing commuter suburb between Melbourne and Geelong.
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D.
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional British archaeologist and adventurer, best known as the iconic protagonist of the Tomb Raider video game and film franchise.
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E.
Lara Breay
Lara Breay is a film producer best known for her work on the animated superhero comedy "Megamind."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Bernardine Evaristo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
African-European heritage
ⓘ
colonial legacies ⓘ transatlantic histories ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diaspora experiences
ⓘ
family history ⓘ mixed-race identity ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | poetic sequence ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781852243818 ⓘ |
| hasReissueFormat | expanded edition ⓘ |
| hasReissuePublisher | Bloodaxe Books ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | Lara (2009 revised edition) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cultural hybridity
ⓘ
family genealogy ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | Bernardine Evaristo ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Black British writing
ⓘ
contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lara ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
belonging
ⓘ
family ⓘ heritage ⓘ identity ⓘ intergenerational relationships ⓘ migration ⓘ race ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 200 ⓘ |
| partlyBasedOn | life of Bernardine Evaristo ⓘ |
| publisher | Bloodaxe Books ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Girl, Woman, Other
ⓘ
Soul Tourists ⓘ The Emperor’s Babe ⓘ |
| revisedEditionPublicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| setting |
Brazil
ⓘ
England ⓘ Germany ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| structure | multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lara Description of subject: Lara is a semi-autobiographical novel by British writer Bernardine Evaristo that explores themes of identity, heritage, and family across generations.
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