Javier Marías
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Javier Marías was a renowned Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist known for his intricate, introspective narratives and works such as "A Heart So White" and "Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Javier Marías canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592271 — 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: Javier Marías Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Javier Marías]
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A.
Antonio Muñoz Molina
Antonio Muñoz Molina is a prominent Spanish novelist and essayist known for his richly detailed narratives and exploration of memory, history, and politics in contemporary Spain.
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B.
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte is a Spanish novelist and former war correspondent best known for his historical and adventure fiction, including the "Alatriste" series and "The Club Dumas."
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C.
Juan Goytisolo
Juan Goytisolo was a prominent Spanish novelist and essayist known for his experimental narrative style, critical examination of Spanish society, and exploration of exile and identity.
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D.
Enrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-Matas is a Spanish novelist and essayist renowned for his innovative, metafictional works that blur the boundaries between reality and literature.
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E.
Camilo José Cela
Camilo José Cela was a Spanish novelist, essayist, and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate known for his influential and often experimental works in 20th-century Spanish 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: Javier Marías Target entity description: Javier Marías was a renowned Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist known for his intricate, introspective narratives and works such as "A Heart So White" and "Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me."
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A.
Antonio Muñoz Molina
Antonio Muñoz Molina is a prominent Spanish novelist and essayist known for his richly detailed narratives and exploration of memory, history, and politics in contemporary Spain.
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B.
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte is a Spanish novelist and former war correspondent best known for his historical and adventure fiction, including the "Alatriste" series and "The Club Dumas."
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C.
Juan Goytisolo
Juan Goytisolo was a prominent Spanish novelist and essayist known for his experimental narrative style, critical examination of Spanish society, and exploration of exile and identity.
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D.
Enrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-Matas is a Spanish novelist and essayist renowned for his innovative, metafictional works that blur the boundaries between reality and literature.
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E.
Camilo José Cela
Camilo José Cela was a Spanish novelist, essayist, and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate known for his influential and often experimental works in 20th-century Spanish literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
columnist
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
NERFINISHED
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International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelly Sachs Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix Femina étranger NERFINISHED ⓘ Rómulo Gallegos Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Javier Marías Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-09-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Complutense University of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Complutense University of Madrid
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ Wellesley College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Marías NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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translation ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Javier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henry James
NERFINISHED
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Marcel Proust NERFINISHED ⓘ William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Real Academia Española NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Javier Marías NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor | intricate introspective narratives ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Heart So White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
All Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ Berta Isla NERFINISHED ⓘ Dark Back of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Infatuations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingdom of Redonda NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man of Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ Thus Bad Begins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Your Face Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
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novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| parent | Julián Marías NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Redonda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Dolores Franco Manera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Madrid ⓘ |
| spouse | Dolores Conquero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Heart So White
NERFINISHED
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All Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ Berta Isla NERFINISHED ⓘ Dark Back of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Infatuations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man of Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ Thus Bad Begins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Your Face Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Javier Marías Description of subject: Javier Marías was a renowned Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist known for his intricate, introspective narratives and works such as "A Heart So White" and "Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me."
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