The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories
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The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories is a short story by Neil Gaiman, originally collected in his anthology "Smoke and Mirrors," that blends quiet surrealism with reflections on Hollywood and memory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875502 — 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)
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Target entity: The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories Context triple: [Smoke and Mirrors, containsWork, The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories]
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A.
The Wide Net and Other Stories
The Wide Net and Other Stories is a 1943 collection of short fiction by American author Eudora Welty that showcases her lyrical prose and vivid portrayals of life in the American South.
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B.
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories is a 1962 collection of short fiction by John Updike that explores themes of faith, identity, and suburban American life.
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C.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories is a celebrated collection of short stories by J. D. Salinger that explores themes of innocence, trauma, and spiritual longing through understated, character-driven narratives.
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D.
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories is a 1941 collection of short stories by American author Eudora Welty that helped establish her reputation for richly observed, Southern-set fiction.
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E.
Elephant and Other Stories
Elephant and Other Stories is a posthumously published collection of short stories by American minimalist writer Raymond Carver, showcasing his spare style and themes of ordinary lives under quiet strain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories Target entity description: The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories is a short story by Neil Gaiman, originally collected in his anthology "Smoke and Mirrors," that blends quiet surrealism with reflections on Hollywood and memory.
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A.
The Wide Net and Other Stories
The Wide Net and Other Stories is a 1943 collection of short fiction by American author Eudora Welty that showcases her lyrical prose and vivid portrayals of life in the American South.
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B.
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories is a 1962 collection of short fiction by John Updike that explores themes of faith, identity, and suburban American life.
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C.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories is a celebrated collection of short stories by J. D. Salinger that explores themes of innocence, trauma, and spiritual longing through understated, character-driven narratives.
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D.
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories is a 1941 collection of short stories by American author Eudora Welty that helped establish her reputation for richly observed, Southern-set fiction.
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E.
Elephant and Other Stories
Elephant and Other Stories is a posthumously published collection of short stories by American minimalist writer Raymond Carver, showcasing his spare style and themes of ordinary lives under quiet strain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| collection | Smoke and Mirrors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Smoke and Mirrors ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
ⓘ
metafiction ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalElements | true ⓘ |
| includedInGenre | contemporary fantasy literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | quiet surrealism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Neil Gaiman short fiction bibliography ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Avon Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Hollywood
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
Hollywood
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
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