Strait Is the Gate
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Strait Is the Gate is a 1909 novel by French author André Gide that explores themes of religious devotion, repressed desire, and self-denial through a tragic love story.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait Is the Gate canonical | 2 |
| "Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way" | 1 |
| Wide Is the Gate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7012227 — 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: Strait Is the Gate Context triple: [André Gide, notableWork, Strait Is the Gate]
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A.
Crossing the Water
"Crossing the Water" is a posthumously published collection of poems by Sylvia Plath that showcases her stark, vivid imagery and evolving poetic voice in the years leading up to her death.
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B.
A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
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C.
Gates of Prayer
Gates of Prayer is a major Reform Jewish prayer book (siddur) widely used in North American congregations during the late 20th century.
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D.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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E.
I Am the Doorway
"I Am the Doorway" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a former astronaut whose body becomes a portal for alien beings, blending psychological terror with science fiction.
- 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: Strait Is the Gate Target entity description: Strait Is the Gate is a 1909 novel by French author André Gide that explores themes of religious devotion, repressed desire, and self-denial through a tragic love story.
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A.
Crossing the Water
"Crossing the Water" is a posthumously published collection of poems by Sylvia Plath that showcases her stark, vivid imagery and evolving poetic voice in the years leading up to her death.
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B.
A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
-
C.
Gates of Prayer
Gates of Prayer is a major Reform Jewish prayer book (siddur) widely used in North American congregations during the late 20th century.
-
D.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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E.
I Am the Doorway
"I Am the Doorway" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a former astronaut whose body becomes a portal for alien beings, blending psychological terror with science fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | André Gide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
Protestant religious rigor
ⓘ
moral scrupulosity ⓘ psychological conflict ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological novel
ⓘ
religious novel ⓘ tragic love story ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alissa Bucolin
ⓘ
Juliette Bucolin ⓘ Jérôme Palissier ⓘ |
| hasEnding | tragic ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 20th-century French psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
inner conflict between duty and desire
ⓘ
religious scruple versus human happiness ⓘ renunciation of earthly love ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
asceticism
ⓘ
conflict between love and faith ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ self-denial ⓘ spiritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Jérôme Palissier ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Porte étroite ⓘ |
| partOf | André Gide bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| setting | France ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo |
"Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way"
ⓘ
linked to:
Strait Is the Gate
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| titleReference | Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| workOf | André Gide ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strait Is the Gate Description of subject: Strait Is the Gate is a 1909 novel by French author André Gide that explores themes of religious devotion, repressed desire, and self-denial through a tragic love story.
Referenced by (4)
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