Mary Karr
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Mary Karr is an American poet and memoirist best known for her acclaimed memoir "The Liars' Club," which helped popularize the contemporary memoir genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Karr canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592345 — 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: Mary Karr Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Mary Karr]
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A.
Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis is an American writer renowned for her extremely short, experimental short stories and her acclaimed translations of French literature.
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B.
Gretel Ehrlich
Gretel Ehrlich is an American author and essayist best known for her nature writing and reflections on rural life, particularly in works like "The Solace of Open Spaces."
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C.
C. D. Wright
C. D. Wright was an American poet known for her innovative, genre-blurring work that often explored place, justice, and the voices of marginalized communities.
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D.
Anne Hartnett
Anne Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hartnett.
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E.
Joy Burch
Joy Burch is an Australian politician who has served as a senior member of the Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly, including in key leadership roles.
- 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: Mary Karr Target entity description: Mary Karr is an American poet and memoirist best known for her acclaimed memoir "The Liars' Club," which helped popularize the contemporary memoir genre.
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A.
Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis is an American writer renowned for her extremely short, experimental short stories and her acclaimed translations of French literature.
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B.
Gretel Ehrlich
Gretel Ehrlich is an American author and essayist best known for her nature writing and reflections on rural life, particularly in works like "The Solace of Open Spaces."
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C.
C. D. Wright
C. D. Wright was an American poet known for her innovative, genre-blurring work that often explored place, justice, and the voices of marginalized communities.
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D.
Anne Hartnett
Anne Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hartnett.
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E.
Joy Burch
Joy Burch is an Australian politician who has served as a senior member of the Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly, including in key leadership roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| author |
Mary Karr
NERFINISHED
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Mary Karr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Karr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Karr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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PEN/Martha Albrand Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Institute of Letters Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiting Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-01-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Goddard College
NERFINISHED
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Macalester College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Karr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
memoir
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poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Dev Milburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary memoir genre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| name | Mary Karr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abacus
NERFINISHED
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Cherry NERFINISHED ⓘ Lit: A Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinners Welcome NERFINISHED ⓘ The Art of Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil's Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Liars' Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Viper Rum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
memoirist
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Groves, Texas, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Jess and John D. Black Professor of Humanities
NERFINISHED
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Professor of English literature ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Michael Milburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interviews about memoir writing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Karr Description of subject: Mary Karr is an American poet and memoirist best known for her acclaimed memoir "The Liars' Club," which helped popularize the contemporary memoir genre.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.