Housekeeping
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Housekeeping is a critically acclaimed 1980 novel by Marilynne Robinson that explores themes of family, loss, and transience in a small Idaho town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Housekeeping canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8245025 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Housekeeping Context triple: [Marilynne Robinson, notableWork, Housekeeping]
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A.
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt is a collection of Nick Hornby’s witty, personal essays on reading and books, originally drawn from his “Stuff I’ve Been Reading” column.
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B.
The Cleaning Lady
The Cleaning Lady is an American crime drama television series that follows a Cambodian doctor who becomes a cleaning lady for the mob to secure medical treatment for her ailing son.
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C.
The Housekeeper
"The Housekeeper" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of duty, isolation, and human relationships in a rural New England setting.
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D.
Tidying Up
"Tidying Up" is a painting by American realist artist Isabel Bishop, known for its intimate depiction of everyday urban life and nuanced portrayal of a woman engaged in a quiet, domestic moment.
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E.
His House in Order
His House in Order is a 1906 drama by British playwright Sir Arthur Wing Pinero that explores marriage, social convention, and scandal in Edwardian high society.
- 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: Housekeeping Target entity description: Housekeeping is a critically acclaimed 1980 novel by Marilynne Robinson that explores themes of family, loss, and transience in a small Idaho town.
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A.
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt
Housekeeping vs. The Dirt is a collection of Nick Hornby’s witty, personal essays on reading and books, originally drawn from his “Stuff I’ve Been Reading” column.
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B.
The Cleaning Lady
The Cleaning Lady is an American crime drama television series that follows a Cambodian doctor who becomes a cleaning lady for the mob to secure medical treatment for her ailing son.
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C.
The Housekeeper
"The Housekeeper" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of duty, isolation, and human relationships in a rural New England setting.
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D.
Tidying Up
"Tidying Up" is a painting by American realist artist Isabel Bishop, known for its intimate depiction of everyday urban life and nuanced portrayal of a woman engaged in a quiet, domestic moment.
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E.
His House in Order
His House in Order is a 1906 drama by British playwright Sir Arthur Wing Pinero that explores marriage, social convention, and scandal in Edwardian high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Housekeeping (1987 film) ⓘ |
| author | Marilynne Robinson ⓘ |
| awarded |
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
ⓘ
linked to:
PEN/Hemingway Award
|
| awardYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Marilynne Robinson ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Bill Forsyth ⓘ |
| filmLeadActor | Christine Lahti ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
domestic fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-374-26152-X ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
orphans
ⓘ
religion ⓘ sisters ⓘ suicide ⓘ trains ⓘ |
| includedInList |
TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005
ⓘ
linked to:
Time 100 best English-language novels list
The Guardian 100 Best Novels ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lucille
ⓘ
Ruth ⓘ Sylvie ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Ruth ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of unconventional family structures
ⓘ
lyrical prose style ⓘ |
| pageCount | 224 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Fingerbone, Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Bone, Idaho
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| settingType | small town ⓘ |
| theme |
abandonment
ⓘ
family ⓘ female identity ⓘ loneliness ⓘ loss ⓘ mental illness ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ transience ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Housekeeping Description of subject: Housekeeping is a critically acclaimed 1980 novel by Marilynne Robinson that explores themes of family, loss, and transience in a small Idaho town.
Referenced by (5)
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