The Heart Desires
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The Heart Desires is a short story by Robert Silverberg that forms part of his Pygmalion and the Image series, exploring themes of desire, transformation, and the blurred line between art and life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Heart Desires canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11387590 — 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 Heart Desires Context triple: [Pygmalion and the Image series, hasPart, The Heart Desires]
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A.
The Heart Wants What It Wants
"The Heart Wants What It Wants" is a 2014 pop ballad by Selena Gomez that explores emotional vulnerability and the struggle to leave a painful relationship.
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B.
By Heart
"By Heart" is a studio album by acclaimed Filipina singer and Broadway star Lea Salonga, showcasing her vocal versatility through a mix of pop and contemporary ballads.
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C.
Dear Heart
Dear Heart is a 1964 romantic comedy-drama film best known for its title song composed by Jay Livingston with Ray Evans.
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D.
Choices of the Heart
Choices of the Heart is a 1983 American television drama film based on the true story of American missionary Jean Donovan, who was murdered in El Salvador during the civil war.
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E.
Foundation of Hearts
Foundation of Hearts is a fan-owned organization that holds and safeguards the majority ownership of Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian, representing the club’s supporters in its governance.
- 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 Heart Desires Target entity description: The Heart Desires is a short story by Robert Silverberg that forms part of his Pygmalion and the Image series, exploring themes of desire, transformation, and the blurred line between art and life.
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A.
The Heart Wants What It Wants
"The Heart Wants What It Wants" is a 2014 pop ballad by Selena Gomez that explores emotional vulnerability and the struggle to leave a painful relationship.
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B.
By Heart
"By Heart" is a studio album by acclaimed Filipina singer and Broadway star Lea Salonga, showcasing her vocal versatility through a mix of pop and contemporary ballads.
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C.
Dear Heart
Dear Heart is a 1964 romantic comedy-drama film best known for its title song composed by Jay Livingston with Ray Evans.
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D.
Choices of the Heart
Choices of the Heart is a 1983 American television drama film based on the true story of American missionary Jean Donovan, who was murdered in El Salvador during the civil war.
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E.
Foundation of Hearts
Foundation of Hearts is a fan-owned organization that holds and safeguards the majority ownership of Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian, representing the club’s supporters in its governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Robert Silverberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pygmalion myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fictionalUniverse | Pygmalion and the Image fictional cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | short fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Robert Silverberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
blurred line between art and life
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creation and creator ⓘ desire ⓘ identity ⓘ objectification ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| partOf | Pygmalion and the Image series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Pygmalion and the Image NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Heart Desires Description of subject: The Heart Desires is a short story by Robert Silverberg that forms part of his Pygmalion and the Image series, exploring themes of desire, transformation, and the blurred line between art and life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.