Big Mama’s Funeral
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Big Mama’s Funeral is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, set in the fictional town of Macondo, that satirically portrays the extravagant funeral of a powerful matriarch.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Los funerales de la Mamá Grande | 2 |
| Big Mama | 1 |
| Big Mama’s Funeral canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T834818 — 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: Big Mama’s Funeral Context triple: [Macondo, appearsIn, Big Mama’s Funeral]
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A.
I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
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B.
Kill Your Mama
"Kill Your Mama" is a song whose provocative title suggests themes of rebellion or dark humor, likely within a rock, punk, or alternative music context.
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C.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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D.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
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E.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
- 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: Big Mama’s Funeral Target entity description: Big Mama’s Funeral is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, set in the fictional town of Macondo, that satirically portrays the extravagant funeral of a powerful matriarch.
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A.
I Cain't Say No
"I Cain't Say No" is a humorous and flirtatious song sung by the character Ado Annie in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
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B.
Kill Your Mama
"Kill Your Mama" is a song whose provocative title suggests themes of rebellion or dark humor, likely within a rock, punk, or alternative music context.
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C.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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D.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
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E.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| centralEvent | extravagant funeral ⓘ |
| containsElement |
fantastical elements
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hyperbole ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| fictionalTown | Macondo ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| genre |
magic realism
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American Boom ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Big Mama’s Funeral
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Big Mama
|
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical portrayal of political power
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extravagant depiction of a funeral ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Big Mama’s Funeral
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Los funerales de la Mamá Grande
|
| partOfCollection |
Big Mama’s Funeral
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Los funerales de la Mamá Grande
|
| protagonistRole | powerful matriarch ⓘ |
| publicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Macondo cycle of stories ⓘ |
| setting | Macondo ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
myth of power ⓘ political authority ⓘ power ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Mama’s Funeral Description of subject: Big Mama’s Funeral is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, set in the fictional town of Macondo, that satirically portrays the extravagant funeral of a powerful matriarch.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Los funerales de la Mamá Grande
this entity surface form:
Big Mama
this entity surface form:
Los funerales de la Mamá Grande