The River
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"The River" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, baptism, and spiritual misunderstanding through the experiences of a young boy in the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15740984 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The River Context triple: [The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor, includesStory, The River]
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The River
The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.
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The River
"The River" is a 1938 Broadway play by Patrick Hastings, remembered today largely for featuring American stage and film actress Anne Revere in a notable role.
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The River
"The River" is a 1993 crime novel by Gary Paulsen, serving as the sequel to his popular survival story "Hatchet," in which protagonist Brian Robeson returns to the wilderness to demonstrate his survival skills.
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The River
The River is a 1946 semi-autobiographical novel by Rumer Godden set in India, exploring adolescence, cultural encounters, and the transition from childhood to adulthood along the banks of the Ganges.
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The River
The River is a 1984 American drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson that portrays a struggling farm family’s fight to save their land and livelihood.
- 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 River Target entity description: "The River" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, baptism, and spiritual misunderstanding through the experiences of a young boy in the American South.
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A.
The River
The River is a 1946 semi-autobiographical novel by Rumer Godden set in India, exploring adolescence, cultural encounters, and the transition from childhood to adulthood along the banks of the Ganges.
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B.
The River
"The River" is a 1993 crime novel by Gary Paulsen, serving as the sequel to his popular survival story "Hatchet," in which protagonist Brian Robeson returns to the wilderness to demonstrate his survival skills.
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The River
"The River" is a supernatural horror television series known for its found-footage style and mysterious Amazonian expedition storyline.
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The River
The River is a play by British dramatist Jez Butterworth that blends mystery and lyrical dialogue in an intimate story set in a remote cabin by a river.
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E.
The River
The River is a 1984 American drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson that portrays a struggling farm family’s fight to save their land and livelihood.
- F. None of above. chosen
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