These Precious Days
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These Precious Days is a collection of personal essays by Ann Patchett that reflects on friendship, mortality, art, and the small moments that give life meaning.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| These Precious Days canonical | 2 |
| These Precious Days (essay) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: These Precious Days Context triple: [Ann Patchett, notableWork, These Precious Days]
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A.
This Precious Time
"This Precious Time" is a 1965 folk-rock album by American singer Barry McGuire, best known for featuring his hit protest song "Eve of Destruction."
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B.
Palmy Days
Palmy Days is a 1931 American musical comedy film starring Eddie Cantor, known for its blend of slapstick humor, song-and-dance numbers, and early Busby Berkeley choreography.
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C.
A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day is a 2015 drama-comedy film set during the Balkan conflict, following aid workers navigating the absurdities and moral dilemmas of war.
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D.
Finer Days
"Finer Days" is a song by American indie musician Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 album *Red Apple Falls*.
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E.
A Thousand Mornings
A Thousand Mornings is a poetry collection by Mary Oliver that reflects on nature, everyday life, and spiritual contemplation in her characteristically clear and meditative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: These Precious Days Target entity description: These Precious Days is a collection of personal essays by Ann Patchett that reflects on friendship, mortality, art, and the small moments that give life meaning.
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A.
This Precious Time
"This Precious Time" is a 1965 folk-rock album by American singer Barry McGuire, best known for featuring his hit protest song "Eve of Destruction."
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B.
Palmy Days
Palmy Days is a 1931 American musical comedy film starring Eddie Cantor, known for its blend of slapstick humor, song-and-dance numbers, and early Busby Berkeley choreography.
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C.
A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day is a 2015 drama-comedy film set during the Balkan conflict, following aid workers navigating the absurdities and moral dilemmas of war.
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D.
Finer Days
"Finer Days" is a song by American indie musician Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 album *Red Apple Falls*.
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E.
A Thousand Mornings
A Thousand Mornings is a poetry collection by Mary Oliver that reflects on nature, everyday life, and spiritual contemplation in her characteristically clear and meditative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ann Patchett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | positive reviews ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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personal essays ⓘ |
| hasEssay |
Eudora Welty, an Introduction
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linked to:
Eudora Welty
Flight Plan ⓘ How to Practice ⓘ The First Thanksgiving ⓘ
linked to:
First Thanksgiving (1621)
The Nightstand ⓘ The Paris Tattoo ⓘ There Are No Children Here ⓘ These Precious Days (essay) ⓘ
linked to:
These Precious Days
Three Fathers ⓘ To the Doghouse ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780063092785 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| narratorOfAudiobook | Ann Patchett ⓘ |
| notableFor | reflection on friendship with Sooki Raphael ⓘ |
| notableWork | These Precious Days ⓘ |
| pageCount | 336 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper ⓘ |
| setting | Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| subject |
COVID-19 pandemic
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family ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
art
ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ friendship ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| workOf | Ann Patchett ⓘ |
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