“Paul” (section)
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“Paul” is one of the four interlinked narrative sections in Christopher Isherwood’s semi-autobiographical novel *Down There on a Visit*, focusing on the author’s encounters with the troubled title character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Paul” (section) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10357142 — 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: “Paul” (section) Context triple: [Down There on a Visit, hasPart, “Paul” (section)]
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A.
Paul D
Paul D is a formerly enslaved man in Toni Morrison’s novel *Beloved* whose traumatic past and complex relationship with Sethe explore the enduring psychological scars of slavery.
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B.
Paulla
Paulla is an ancient Roman cognomen used by members of the Aemilia gens, notably in the name Aemilia Paulla.
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C.
Paul V
Paul V was a 17th-century pope of the Catholic Church, best known for his role in the Counter-Reformation and for commissioning major works on St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
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D.
Pauli
Pauli was the commonly used name of Pauli Murray, a pioneering American civil rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and writer whose work influenced both the civil rights and women’s rights movements.
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E.
Paulo
Paulo is the central character in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Valkyries," whose spiritual journey through the Mojave Desert explores themes of faith, love, and self-discovery.
- 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: “Paul” (section) Target entity description: “Paul” is one of the four interlinked narrative sections in Christopher Isherwood’s semi-autobiographical novel *Down There on a Visit*, focusing on the author’s encounters with the troubled title character.
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A.
Paul D
Paul D is a formerly enslaved man in Toni Morrison’s novel *Beloved* whose traumatic past and complex relationship with Sethe explore the enduring psychological scars of slavery.
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B.
Paulla
Paulla is an ancient Roman cognomen used by members of the Aemilia gens, notably in the name Aemilia Paulla.
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C.
Paul V
Paul V was a 17th-century pope of the Catholic Church, best known for his role in the Counter-Reformation and for commissioning major works on St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
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D.
Pauli
Pauli was the commonly used name of Pauli Murray, a pioneering American civil rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and writer whose work influenced both the civil rights and women’s rights movements.
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E.
Paulo
Paulo is the central character in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Valkyries," whose spiritual journey through the Mojave Desert explores themes of faith, love, and self-discovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative section
ⓘ
novel section ⓘ |
| basedOn | Christopher Isherwood’s real-life experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describesRelationshipBetween |
Christopher Isherwood (narrator)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Christopher Isherwood (narrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical novel
ⓘ
semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | episodic narrative ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Paul (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInterlinkedWith |
Ambrose (section)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Lancaster (section) ⓘ Waldemar (section) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | character Paul ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Down There on a Visit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | first published within Down There on a Visit in 1962 ⓘ |
| settingType | 20th-century European and expatriate milieus ⓘ |
| theme |
exile
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identity ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ personal relationships ⓘ psychological trouble ⓘ self-exploration ⓘ sexuality ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Christopher Isherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Paul” (section) Description of subject: “Paul” is one of the four interlinked narrative sections in Christopher Isherwood’s semi-autobiographical novel *Down There on a Visit*, focusing on the author’s encounters with the troubled title character.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.