In Watermelon Sugar
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*In Watermelon Sugar* is Richard Brautigan’s 1968 postmodern novella that depicts a surreal, utopian commune called iDEATH through poetic, fragmented prose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Watermelon Sugar canonical | 2 |
| In Watermelon Sugar (stage adaptations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11897997 — 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: In Watermelon Sugar Context triple: [Watermelon Sugar, inspiredBy, In Watermelon Sugar]
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A.
Watermelon Sugar
"Watermelon Sugar" is a hit pop song by English singer Harry Styles, known for its summery sound and widespread commercial success.
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B.
Sugar, Sugar
"Sugar, Sugar" is a 1969 bubblegum pop song by The Archies that became a massive international hit and a defining track of the genre.
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C.
Drunk in Love
"Drunk in Love" is a sultry, trap-influenced R&B song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z that became one of her signature hits following its release in 2013.
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D.
Sweetener
Sweetener is Ariana Grande's critically acclaimed fourth studio album, noted for its blend of pop and R&B with innovative production and themes of healing and empowerment.
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E.
Candy (Drippin’ Like Water)
"Candy (Drippin’ Like Water)" is a hip hop track by Snoop Dogg featuring E-40, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc, and Daz Dillinger, known for its West Coast G-funk style and appearance on his album "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment."
- 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: In Watermelon Sugar Target entity description: *In Watermelon Sugar* is Richard Brautigan’s 1968 postmodern novella that depicts a surreal, utopian commune called iDEATH through poetic, fragmented prose.
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A.
Watermelon Sugar
"Watermelon Sugar" is a hit pop song by English singer Harry Styles, known for its summery sound and widespread commercial success.
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B.
Sugar, Sugar
"Sugar, Sugar" is a 1969 bubblegum pop song by The Archies that became a massive international hit and a defining track of the genre.
-
C.
Drunk in Love
"Drunk in Love" is a sultry, trap-influenced R&B song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z that became one of her signature hits following its release in 2013.
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D.
Sweetener
Sweetener is Ariana Grande's critically acclaimed fourth studio album, noted for its blend of pop and R&B with innovative production and themes of healing and empowerment.
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E.
Candy (Drippin’ Like Water)
"Candy (Drippin’ Like Water)" is a hip hop track by Snoop Dogg featuring E-40, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc, and Daz Dillinger, known for its West Coast G-funk style and appearance on his album "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literature work
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novella ⓘ postmodern literature work ⓘ |
| author | Richard Brautigan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| followedBy | The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
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postmodern fiction ⓘ surrealist fiction ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
In Watermelon Sugar (stage adaptations)
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linked to:
In Watermelon Sugar
|
| influencedBy | Beat literature ⓘ |
| laterPublisher | Dell Publishing ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Margaret
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Pauline ⓘ inBoil ⓘ unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| motif |
colors
ⓘ
the sun ⓘ tigers ⓘ watermelon sugar ⓘ
linked to:
Watermelon Sugar
|
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fragmented prose
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poetic prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult following
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idiosyncratic, minimalist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Richard Brautigan bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| precededBy | Trout Fishing in America ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Four Seasons Foundation ⓘ |
| setting | iDEATH ⓘ |
| settingCharacteristic | surreal environment ⓘ |
| settingType | utopian commune ⓘ |
| structure | short, numbered chapters ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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community ⓘ death ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ past versus present ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | unspecified, quasi-post-apocalyptic future ⓘ |
| tone |
detached
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dreamlike ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: In Watermelon Sugar Description of subject: *In Watermelon Sugar* is Richard Brautigan’s 1968 postmodern novella that depicts a surreal, utopian commune called iDEATH through poetic, fragmented prose.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: In Watermelon Sugar