The Marsh King’s Daughter
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The Marsh King’s Daughter is a psychological thriller novel by Karen Dionne that follows a woman confronting her dark past as the child of an infamous kidnapper and survivalist in Michigan’s remote marshlands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Marsh King’s Daughter canonical | 3 |
| The Marsh King's Daughter | 1 |
| The Marsh King’s Daughter (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8091171 — 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: The Marsh King’s Daughter Context triple: [Neal Dodson, notableWork, The Marsh King’s Daughter]
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A.
The King’s Daughter
The King’s Daughter is a richly detailed Pre-Raphaelite painting by Frederic Sandys, celebrated for its intense color, emotional depth, and medieval romantic subject matter.
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B.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
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C.
The Ferryman
The Ferryman is a critically acclaimed stage play by Jez Butterworth, set in 1980s Northern Ireland during The Troubles, that explores family, loyalty, and political violence.
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D.
The Kingfish
The Kingfish was the populist, authoritarian Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey P. Long, known for his radical “Share Our Wealth” program during the Great Depression.
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E.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
- 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 Marsh King’s Daughter Target entity description: The Marsh King’s Daughter is a psychological thriller novel by Karen Dionne that follows a woman confronting her dark past as the child of an infamous kidnapper and survivalist in Michigan’s remote marshlands.
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A.
The King’s Daughter
The King’s Daughter is a richly detailed Pre-Raphaelite painting by Frederic Sandys, celebrated for its intense color, emotional depth, and medieval romantic subject matter.
-
B.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
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C.
The Ferryman
The Ferryman is a critically acclaimed stage play by Jez Butterworth, set in 1980s Northern Ireland during The Troubles, that explores family, loyalty, and political violence.
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D.
The Kingfish
The Kingfish was the populist, authoritarian Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey P. Long, known for his radical “Share Our Wealth” program during the Great Depression.
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E.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Marsh King’s Daughter (film)
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linked to:
The Marsh King’s Daughter (feature film)
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| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Karen Dionne ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
abuse and captivity
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family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ survival ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Neil Burger ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Ben Mendelsohn
ⓘ
Daisy Ridley ⓘ Garrett Hedlund ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological thriller
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thriller fiction ⓘ |
| inspiration | Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Marsh King’s Daughter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Helena Pelletier ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableRecognition |
bestseller status
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positive critical reception for atmosphere and character depth ⓘ |
| plotElement |
protagonist is the child of a kidnapped mother and her captor
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protagonist must confront her father after his escape from prison ⓘ protagonist’s father is an infamous kidnapper and survivalist ⓘ story alternates between past captivity and present-day life ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher |
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
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| settingEnvironment | remote marshlands ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Michigan
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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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| titleReference | The Marsh King’s Daughter by Hans Christian Andersen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Marsh King’s Daughter Description of subject: The Marsh King’s Daughter is a psychological thriller novel by Karen Dionne that follows a woman confronting her dark past as the child of an infamous kidnapper and survivalist in Michigan’s remote marshlands.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Marsh King’s Daughter
subject linked to:
The Marsh King’s Daughter (feature film)
linked to: The Marsh King’s Daughter