Glass family saga
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The Glass family saga is J.D. Salinger’s interconnected cycle of stories and novellas about the intellectually gifted but troubled Glass siblings, exploring themes of spirituality, alienation, and family.
All labels observed (1)
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| Glass family saga canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glass family saga Context triple: [Franny and Zooey, partOfSeries, Glass family saga]
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Crystal family
The Crystal family is an American entertainment family best known for comedian and actor Billy Crystal and his relatives' work in film and television.
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Bright family
The Bright family is a prominent benefactor family associated with Harvard University, recognized for their significant philanthropic contributions that led to the naming of the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
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Green family
The Green family is an American evangelical Christian family best known for founding and owning the Hobby Lobby chain of arts-and-crafts stores and for their prominent role in religious and cultural philanthropy.
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Ball family
The Ball family is a British family best known for its members' involvement in early 20th-century business and public life, including the famed World War I flying ace Albert Ball Jr.
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Stone family
The Stone family is a lineage or household to which James Hicks Stone belongs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glass family saga Target entity description: The Glass family saga is J.D. Salinger’s interconnected cycle of stories and novellas about the intellectually gifted but troubled Glass siblings, exploring themes of spirituality, alienation, and family.
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A.
Crystal family
The Crystal family is an American entertainment family best known for comedian and actor Billy Crystal and his relatives' work in film and television.
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B.
Bright family
The Bright family is a prominent benefactor family associated with Harvard University, recognized for their significant philanthropic contributions that led to the naming of the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
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C.
Green family
The Green family is an American evangelical Christian family best known for founding and owning the Hobby Lobby chain of arts-and-crafts stores and for their prominent role in religious and cultural philanthropy.
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D.
Ball family
The Ball family is a British family best known for its members' involvement in early 20th-century business and public life, including the famed World War I flying ace Albert Ball Jr.
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E.
Stone family
The Stone family is a lineage or household to which James Hicks Stone belongs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional cycle of stories
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literary series ⓘ |
| author | J. D. Salinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresRelationship |
parent–child dynamics
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sibling bonds ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bessie Glass
NERFINISHED
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Boo Boo Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddy Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Franny Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Seymour Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Waker Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Walt Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Webb Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Zooey Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalFamily | Glass family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Perfect Day for Bananafish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationVenue | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emotional and spiritual crises
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intellectually gifted siblings ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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fame and performance ⓘ family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ intellectual precocity ⓘ mysticism ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ religious seeking ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| includesWork |
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
NERFINISHED
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Down at the Dinghy NERFINISHED ⓘ For Esmé—with Love and Squalor NERFINISHED ⓘ Franny NERFINISHED ⓘ Just Before the War with the Eskimos NERFINISHED ⓘ Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ Seymour: An Introduction NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Laughing Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Zooey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
novella
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short story ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| narratedByCharacter | Buddy Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTrait |
precocious intelligence of the Glass children
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spiritual restlessness of the Glass siblings ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
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literarySeries
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Glass family saga
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