The Woman Who Owned the Shadows
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The Woman Who Owned the Shadows is a novel by Paula Gunn Allen that explores Native American identity, feminism, and spirituality through the story of a mixed-heritage Laguna Pueblo woman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Woman Who Owned the Shadows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Woman Who Owned the Shadows Context triple: [Paula Gunn Allen, notableWork, The Woman Who Owned the Shadows]
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A.
The Shadow Waltz
"The Shadow Waltz" is a memorable musical number from the 1933 Warner Bros. film *Gold Diggers of 1933*, noted for its elaborate choreography and use of neon-lit violins.
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B.
The Shadow Sister
The Shadow Sister is a bestselling historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley, part of her popular Seven Sisters series that intertwines contemporary family drama with richly researched past lives.
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C.
Shadows of the Night
"Shadows of the Night" is a 1982 rock song by Pat Benatar that became one of her signature hits and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
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D.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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E.
Of Love and Shadows
Of Love and Shadows is a novel by Isabel Allende that blends romance and political drama to explore love, memory, and resistance under a repressive Latin American dictatorship.
- 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 Woman Who Owned the Shadows Target entity description: The Woman Who Owned the Shadows is a novel by Paula Gunn Allen that explores Native American identity, feminism, and spirituality through the story of a mixed-heritage Laguna Pueblo woman.
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A.
The Shadow Waltz
"The Shadow Waltz" is a memorable musical number from the 1933 Warner Bros. film *Gold Diggers of 1933*, noted for its elaborate choreography and use of neon-lit violins.
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B.
The Shadow Sister
The Shadow Sister is a bestselling historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley, part of her popular Seven Sisters series that intertwines contemporary family drama with richly researched past lives.
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C.
Shadows of the Night
"Shadows of the Night" is a 1982 rock song by Pat Benatar that became one of her signature hits and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
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D.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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E.
Of Love and Shadows
Of Love and Shadows is a novel by Isabel Allende that blends romance and political drama to explore love, memory, and resistance under a repressive Latin American dictatorship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Paula Gunn Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
community and isolation
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role of traditional stories in personal identity ⓘ tension between Euro-American and Indigenous worldviews ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
a Native American woman’s psychological journey
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intersection of gender, sexuality, and Indigeneity ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American literature
ⓘ
feminist literature ⓘ lesbian fiction ⓘ magic realism ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground | Paula Gunn Allen is a Laguna Pueblo and Sioux-descended writer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporates |
Laguna Pueblo stories
ⓘ
myth and ritual ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ephanie Atencio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor | early representation of Native American lesbian protagonist ⓘ |
| protagonistHeritage | mixed-heritage Laguna Pueblo woman ⓘ |
| theme |
Native American identity
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colonialism and its effects on Indigenous women ⓘ cultural alienation ⓘ feminism ⓘ healing and self-discovery ⓘ lesbian identity ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Woman Who Owned the Shadows Description of subject: The Woman Who Owned the Shadows is a novel by Paula Gunn Allen that explores Native American identity, feminism, and spirituality through the story of a mixed-heritage Laguna Pueblo woman.
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