Sunset Song
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"Sunset Song" is a classic 1932 Scottish novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon that portrays the harsh rural life and social change in early 20th-century northeast Scotland through the experiences of its heroine, Chris Guthrie.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sunset Song canonical | 7 |
| Sunset Song (2015 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7012366 — 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: Sunset Song Context triple: [The Mearns, inspiredWork, Sunset Song]
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A.
A Tale of Love and Darkness
A Tale of Love and Darkness is a 2015 drama film, adapted from Amos Oz’s memoir, that marks Natalie Portman’s feature directorial debut, in which she also stars.
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B.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans is a romantic period drama film based on M.L. Stedman’s novel, following a lighthouse keeper and his wife whose morally fraught decision to raise a foundling child has devastating consequences.
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C.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
The Beloved
The Beloved is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that portrays a richly adorned bride surrounded by attendants, exemplifying his fascination with beauty, color, and sensual symbolism.
- 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: Sunset Song Target entity description: "Sunset Song" is a classic 1932 Scottish novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon that portrays the harsh rural life and social change in early 20th-century northeast Scotland through the experiences of its heroine, Chris Guthrie.
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A.
A Tale of Love and Darkness
A Tale of Love and Darkness is a 2015 drama film, adapted from Amos Oz’s memoir, that marks Natalie Portman’s feature directorial debut, in which she also stars.
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B.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans is a romantic period drama film based on M.L. Stedman’s novel, following a lighthouse keeper and his wife whose morally fraught decision to raise a foundling child has devastating consequences.
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C.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
The Beloved
The Beloved is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that portrays a richly adorned bride surrounded by attendants, exemplifying his fascination with beauty, color, and sensual symbolism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
1968 BBC television series adaptation
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1971 film adaptation ⓘ 2015 film adaptation ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | first volume of A Scots Quair ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | The Mearns ⓘ |
| author | Lewis Grassic Gibbon ⓘ |
| considered | classic of Scottish literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| depicts |
rural life in Scotland
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social change in early 20th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between personal desire and duty
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impact of World War I on rural communities ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Cloud Howe
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Grey Granite ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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modernist novel ⓘ regional novel ⓘ |
| hasHeroine | Chris Guthrie ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | key work in Scottish Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Chris Guthrie ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Chae Strachan
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Ewan Tavendale ⓘ John Guthrie ⓘ Long Rob of the Mill ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | A Scots Quair ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel in the A Scots Quair trilogy ⓘ |
| protagonist | Chris Guthrie ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jarrolds ⓘ |
| setInFictionalPlace | Kinraddie ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
northeast Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast Scotland
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| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
family conflict
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gender roles ⓘ land and identity ⓘ modernity versus tradition ⓘ rural hardship ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| usesDialect | Scots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sunset Song Description of subject: "Sunset Song" is a classic 1932 Scottish novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon that portrays the harsh rural life and social change in early 20th-century northeast Scotland through the experiences of its heroine, Chris Guthrie.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Sunset Song