The Beauty and the Sorrow
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The Beauty and the Sorrow is a non-fiction book by Swedish historian Peter Englund that portrays the First World War through the personal experiences of ordinary individuals from around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Beauty and the Sorrow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8616981 — 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 Beauty and the Sorrow Context triple: [Peter Englund, notable work, The Beauty and the Sorrow]
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The Beautiful Scar
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B.
The Beloved
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Lady of Song
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D.
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E.
Collateral Beauty
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- 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 Beauty and the Sorrow Target entity description: The Beauty and the Sorrow is a non-fiction book by Swedish historian Peter Englund that portrays the First World War through the personal experiences of ordinary individuals from around the world.
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A.
The Beautiful Scar
The Beautiful Scar is a memoir by singer-songwriter Sharon Robinson that reflects on her life, career, and long collaboration with Leonard Cohen.
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B.
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.
-
C.
Lady of Song
Lady of Song is a celebrated nickname for Ella Fitzgerald, the iconic American jazz singer renowned for her pure tone, impeccable phrasing, and virtuosic scat singing.
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D.
The Beautiful Ones
"The Beautiful Ones" is a soulful R&B ballad by the American group Butterfly, noted for its emotive vocals and romantic themes.
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E.
Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty is a 2016 American drama film starring Will Smith as a grieving father who begins writing letters to abstract concepts like Love, Time, and Death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aim | to show the human experience of World War I ⓘ |
| author | Peter Englund ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| awardsAndHonors | has received literary and historical prizes in Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | focus on 20 or so individuals rather than battles ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War ⓘ |
| genre |
World War I history
ⓘ
history ⓘ war history ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | World War I ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Swedish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative history ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
global perspectives on World War I
ⓘ
ordinary individuals ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
personal narratives ⓘ soldiers and civilians in war ⓘ |
| notableFor | microhistorical approach to World War I ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Stridens skönhet och sorg ⓘ |
| portrays |
civilians
ⓘ
nurses ⓘ people from multiple countries ⓘ soldiers ⓘ volunteers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisherOfEnglishEdition |
Knopf
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred A. Knopf
|
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Poltava
ⓘ
The Battle That Shook Europe: Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| structure | based on diaries and letters ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in history
ⓘ
readers of military history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| tone |
intimate
ⓘ
personal ⓘ |
| usesSourceType |
diaries
ⓘ
letters ⓘ memoirs ⓘ |
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