The River
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The River is a 1946 semi-autobiographical novel by Rumer Godden set in India, exploring adolescence, cultural encounters, and the transition from childhood to adulthood along the banks of the Ganges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The River canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10419218 — 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 River Context triple: [Rumer Godden, notableWork, The River]
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The River
The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.
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B.
The River
"The River" is a 1938 Broadway play by Patrick Hastings, remembered today largely for featuring American stage and film actress Anne Revere in a notable role.
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C.
The River
The River is a play by British dramatist Jez Butterworth that blends mystery and lyrical dialogue in an intimate story set in a remote cabin by a river.
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D.
The River
The River is a 1951 Technicolor drama film directed by Jean Renoir, celebrated for its lyrical portrayal of life along the Ganges in India and its influence on world cinema.
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E.
The River
"The River" is a 1993 crime novel by Gary Paulsen, serving as the sequel to his popular survival story "Hatchet," in which protagonist Brian Robeson returns to the wilderness to demonstrate his survival skills.
- 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 River Target entity description: The River is a 1946 semi-autobiographical novel by Rumer Godden set in India, exploring adolescence, cultural encounters, and the transition from childhood to adulthood along the banks of the Ganges.
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A.
The River
The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.
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B.
The River
"The River" is a 1938 Broadway play by Patrick Hastings, remembered today largely for featuring American stage and film actress Anne Revere in a notable role.
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C.
The River
The River is a play by British dramatist Jez Butterworth that blends mystery and lyrical dialogue in an intimate story set in a remote cabin by a river.
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D.
The River
The River is a 1951 Technicolor drama film directed by Jean Renoir, celebrated for its lyrical portrayal of life along the Ganges in India and its influence on world cinema.
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E.
The River
"The River" is a 1993 crime novel by Gary Paulsen, serving as the sequel to his popular survival story "Hatchet," in which protagonist Brian Robeson returns to the wilderness to demonstrate his survival skills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorExperienceIn | India ⓘ |
| author | Rumer Godden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | colonial India ⓘ |
| exploresRelationshipBetween | British colonial family and Indian environment ⓘ |
| focusesOn | inner life of a young girl ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The River (1951 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The River"
|
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasMedium | book ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cross-cultural relationships
ⓘ
family life ⓘ |
| influenced |
The River (1951 film) by Jean Renoir
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The River"
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
adolescence
ⓘ
cultural encounters ⓘ transition from childhood to adulthood ⓘ |
| mainCharacterGender | female ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| primarySettingType | riverside household ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
Ganges River
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges
|
| settingLocation | India ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | British colonial era in India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The River Description of subject: The River is a 1946 semi-autobiographical novel by Rumer Godden set in India, exploring adolescence, cultural encounters, and the transition from childhood to adulthood along the banks of the Ganges.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.