Nights at the Circus
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Nights at the Circus is a magic realist novel by Angela Carter that follows the adventures of a winged aerialist named Fevvers in a fantastical, feminist reimagining of late Victorian and Edwardian Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nights at the Circus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030500 — 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: Nights at the Circus Context triple: [Angela Carter, notableWork, Nights at the Circus]
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A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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B.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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C.
Neverwhere
Neverwhere is a dark urban fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that explores a hidden, magical underworld beneath the streets of London.
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D.
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming is a 1997 HBO drama film directed by Christopher Reeve about a young man with AIDS who returns home to reconnect with his family.
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E.
Nightwood
Nightwood is a modernist novel by Djuna Barnes, renowned for its experimental style and pioneering portrayal of queer relationships in early 20th-century literature.
- 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: Nights at the Circus Target entity description: Nights at the Circus is a magic realist novel by Angela Carter that follows the adventures of a winged aerialist named Fevvers in a fantastical, feminist reimagining of late Victorian and Edwardian Europe.
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A.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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B.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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C.
Neverwhere
Neverwhere is a dark urban fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that explores a hidden, magical underworld beneath the streets of London.
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D.
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming is a 1997 HBO drama film directed by Christopher Reeve about a young man with AIDS who returns home to reconnect with his family.
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E.
Nightwood
Nightwood is a modernist novel by Djuna Barnes, renowned for its experimental style and pioneering portrayal of queer relationships in early 20th-century literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Angela Carter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
|
| awardReceivedYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | feminist reimagining of late Victorian and Edwardian Europe ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
circus performers
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wise Children ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
ⓘ
feminist fiction ⓘ magic realism ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
circus
ⓘ
metamorphosis ⓘ wings ⓘ |
| includedIn | contemporary British literature canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
feminist literature
ⓘ
postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Fevvers
ⓘ
Jack Walser ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | nonlinear elements ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
body and transformation
ⓘ
class and capitalism ⓘ feminism ⓘ gender and sexuality ⓘ performance and spectacle ⓘ truth and storytelling ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Angela Carter bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Passion of New Eve ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | winged aerialist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Edwardian era
ⓘ
late Victorian era ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Siberia ⓘ St Petersburg ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| structure | three-part novel ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nights at the Circus Description of subject: Nights at the Circus is a magic realist novel by Angela Carter that follows the adventures of a winged aerialist named Fevvers in a fantastical, feminist reimagining of late Victorian and Edwardian Europe.
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