The Shell Collector
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The Shell Collector is a short story collection by American author Anthony Doerr that explores human connection, nature, and perception through lyrical, finely detailed prose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shell Collector canonical | 4 |
| The Shell Collector (title story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10034031 — 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 Shell Collector Context triple: [Anthony Doerr, notableWork, The Shell Collector]
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A.
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers is a popular novel by Rosamunde Pilcher that was adapted into a television film, in which Victoria Smurfit appeared.
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B.
Der Weltensammler
Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.
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C.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
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D.
The Pothunters
The Pothunters is an early comic school novel by P. G. Wodehouse that introduces his lighthearted style through tales of public-school life, sports, and youthful mischief.
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E.
The Collectors
The Collectors is a large-scale, narrative-driven installation by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset that transforms exhibition spaces into staged domestic environments to explore themes of identity, desire, and social norms.
- 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 Shell Collector Target entity description: The Shell Collector is a short story collection by American author Anthony Doerr that explores human connection, nature, and perception through lyrical, finely detailed prose.
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A.
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers is a popular novel by Rosamunde Pilcher that was adapted into a television film, in which Victoria Smurfit appeared.
-
B.
Der Weltensammler
Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.
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C.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
-
D.
The Pothunters
The Pothunters is an early comic school novel by P. G. Wodehouse that introduces his lighthearted style through tales of public-school life, sports, and youthful mischief.
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E.
The Collectors
The Collectors is a large-scale, narrative-driven installation by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset that transforms exhibition spaces into staged domestic environments to explore themes of identity, desire, and social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Doerr ⓘ |
| containsStory |
A Tangle by the Rapid River
ⓘ
For a Long Time This Was Griselda's Story ⓘ Mkondo ⓘ So Many Chances ⓘ The Caretaker ⓘ The Hunter's Wife ⓘ
linked to:
The Hunter’s Wife
The River Nemunas ⓘ
linked to:
Nemunas River
The Shell Collector (title story) ⓘ
linked to:
The Shell Collector
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| debutShortStoryCollectionOf | Anthony Doerr ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
human connection
ⓘ
nature ⓘ perception ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| hasFormat | collection of eight stories ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780743213805 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
disability
ⓘ
empathy ⓘ family relationships ⓘ isolation ⓘ spirituality ⓘ the natural world ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
finely detailed prose
ⓘ
lyrical prose ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of human connection to nature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
attention to nature
ⓘ
emotional depth ⓘ lyrical language ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Scribner
ⓘ
linked to:
Scribner Books
|
| settingIncludes |
Africa
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
coastal environments ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | early 21st century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: The Shell Collector