Hangsaman
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Hangsaman is a 1951 psychological novel by Shirley Jackson that follows a troubled young woman’s descent into isolation and unreality at a New England college.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hangsaman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715152 — 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: Hangsaman Context triple: [Shirley Jackson, notableWork, Hangsaman]
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A.
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B.
Black Widow
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C.
Black Widow
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D.
The Suicide Squad
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E.
Carnage
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- 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: Hangsaman Target entity description: Hangsaman is a 1951 psychological novel by Shirley Jackson that follows a troubled young woman’s descent into isolation and unreality at a New England college.
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A.
Wrath of Man
Wrath of Man is a 2021 action thriller film directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Jason Statham as a mysterious cash-truck security guard with a hidden agenda.
-
B.
Black Widow
"Black Widow" is a 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film centered on Natasha Romanoff that explores her past as a spy and her ties to a covert Russian program.
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C.
Black Widow
Black Widow is a modernist sculptural mobile by Alexander Calder, exemplifying his innovative use of abstract forms and suspended movement.
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D.
The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad is a 2021 DC Comics-based superhero film written and directed by James Gunn, featuring a team of imprisoned supervillains sent on a dangerous black-ops mission.
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E.
Carnage
Carnage is a 2011 dark comedy film directed by Roman Polanski, adapted from Yasmina Reza’s play "God of Carnage," in which Christoph Waltz stars as one of four parents whose polite meeting spirals into chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
college life
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family tension ⓘ psychological disintegration ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Beijing National Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bird’s Nest
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| followsCharacter | Natalie Waite’s descent into isolation ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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campus novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
not widely read at initial publication
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praised for psychological depth ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | campus novel genre ⓘ |
| hasReissue |
Library of America
ⓘ
Penguin Classics series ⓘ
surface form:
Penguin Classics
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| hasReputation | cult classic ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | inspired by the folk song "The Maid Freed from the Gallows" ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Natalie Waite ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shirley Jackson
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surface form:
Shirley Jackson bibliography
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| precededBy | The Road Through the Wall ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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surface form:
Farrar, Straus and Young
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| setting |
New England educational institutions
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surface form:
New England college
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| theme |
alienation
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coming of age ⓘ identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ mental instability ⓘ unreality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hangsaman Description of subject: Hangsaman is a 1951 psychological novel by Shirley Jackson that follows a troubled young woman’s descent into isolation and unreality at a New England college.
Referenced by (1)
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