The Owl Service
E189831
The Owl Service is a 1967 young adult fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Welsh mythology with psychological tension in a contemporary rural setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Owl Service canonical | 3 |
| The Owl Service (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676674 — 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 Owl Service Context triple: [Alan Garner, notableWork, The Owl Service]
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A.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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B.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
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C.
The Witch of Portobello
The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores spirituality, identity, and the nature of love through the fragmented testimonies of people who knew its enigmatic heroine, Athena.
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D.
The Order of Things
The Order of Things is a seminal 1966 work of philosophy by Michel Foucault that analyzes how different historical periods have structured knowledge and the human sciences.
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E.
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective is a critically acclaimed British television serial written by Dennis Potter that blends noir mystery, musical fantasy, and psychological drama through the hallucinations of a hospitalized writer.
- 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 Owl Service Target entity description: The Owl Service is a 1967 young adult fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Welsh mythology with psychological tension in a contemporary rural setting.
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A.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
-
B.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
-
C.
The Witch of Portobello
The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores spirituality, identity, and the nature of love through the fragmented testimonies of people who knew its enigmatic heroine, Athena.
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D.
The Order of Things
The Order of Things is a seminal 1966 work of philosophy by Michel Foucault that analyzes how different historical periods have structured knowledge and the human sciences.
-
E.
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective is a critically acclaimed British television serial written by Dennis Potter that blends noir mystery, musical fantasy, and psychological drama through the hallucinations of a hospitalized writer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ young adult novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Owl Service
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Owl Service (TV series)
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| author | Alan Garner ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Carnegie Medal ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Welsh mythology
ⓘ
Mabinogion ⓘ
surface form:
the Mabinogion
the story of Blodeuwedd ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Red Shift ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cyclical curse
ⓘ
owls ⓘ patterns on dinner plates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alison
ⓘ
Gwyn ⓘ Huw Halfbacon ⓘ Roger ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Welsh myth with contemporary realism
ⓘ
innovative use of myth in children's literature ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ |
| partOf | Alan Garner bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| precededBy | Elidor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Collins Educational
ⓘ
surface form:
Collins
|
| setting |
a Welsh valley
ⓘ
contemporary rural Wales ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
older children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
ⓘ
family tension ⓘ identity ⓘ possession ⓘ repetition of myth in modern times ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Owl Service Description of subject: The Owl Service is a 1967 young adult fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Welsh mythology with psychological tension in a contemporary rural setting.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Owl Service (TV series)