Kissing the Witch
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Kissing the Witch is a feminist collection of interlinked, revisionist fairy-tale short stories by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kissing the Witch canonical | 1 |
| Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kissing the Witch Context triple: [Emma Donoghue, wrote, Kissing the Witch]
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A.
Burn the Witch
"Burn the Witch" is a 2016 Radiohead song known for its tense, orchestral arrangement and politically charged lyrics critiquing authoritarianism and social paranoia.
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B.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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C.
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
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D.
The Passionate Witch
The Passionate Witch is a 1941 comic fantasy novel by Thorne Smith (completed posthumously by Norman H. Matson) about a mischievous witch whose romantic entanglements with a mortal man inspired the classic film "I Married a Witch."
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E.
Witch of the North
The Witch of the North is a benevolent magical figure in L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, known for aiding Dorothy and protecting the Munchkins.
- 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: Kissing the Witch Target entity description: Kissing the Witch is a feminist collection of interlinked, revisionist fairy-tale short stories by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue.
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A.
Burn the Witch
"Burn the Witch" is a 2016 Radiohead song known for its tense, orchestral arrangement and politically charged lyrics critiquing authoritarianism and social paranoia.
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B.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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C.
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
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D.
The Passionate Witch
The Passionate Witch is a 1941 comic fantasy novel by Thorne Smith (completed posthumously by Norman H. Matson) about a mischievous witch whose romantic entanglements with a mortal man inspired the classic film "I Married a Witch."
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E.
Witch of the North
The Witch of the North is a benevolent magical figure in L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, known for aiding Dorothy and protecting the Munchkins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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fairy tale retelling ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish-Canadian ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional European fairy tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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fairy tale ⓘ fantasy ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
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linked to:
Kissing the Witch
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| hasInfluenceOn | later queer fairy-tale retellings ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critically acclaimed
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praised for feminist reinterpretation of fairy tales ⓘ praised for queer representation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
female agency
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gender roles ⓘ identity ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ queer relationships ⓘ sexuality ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| includedIn |
LGBT young adult literature canon
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feminist fairy-tale retellings canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | revisionist fairy tales ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | interlinked stories ⓘ |
| notableStory |
The Tale of the Apple
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The Tale of the Bird ⓘ The Tale of the Brother ⓘ The Tale of the Cottage ⓘ The Tale of the Hair ⓘ The Tale of the Handkerchief ⓘ The Tale of the Kiss ⓘ The Tale of the Needle ⓘ
linked to:
The Darning Needle
The Tale of the Rose ⓘ The Tale of the Shoe ⓘ The Tale of the Skin ⓘ The Tale of the Spinster ⓘ The Tale of the Voice ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 13 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| subtitle | Old Tales in New Skins ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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young adult ⓘ |
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Subject: Kissing the Witch Description of subject: Kissing the Witch is a feminist collection of interlinked, revisionist fairy-tale short stories by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Kissing the Witch