novel "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 possible madness while at a New England college.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| novel "Hangsaman" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715174 — 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: novel "Hangsaman" Context triple: [Shirley Jackson, hasPart, novel "Hangsaman"]
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A.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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B.
The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior and subtle, decorative use of color and pattern.
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C.
The Dresser
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D.
The Other Man
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E.
The Desperate Man
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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: novel "Hangsaman" Target entity description: "Hangsaman" is a 1951 psychological novel by Shirley Jackson that follows a troubled young woman’s descent into isolation and possible madness while at a New England college.
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A.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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B.
The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior and subtle, decorative use of color and pattern.
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C.
The Charnel House
The Charnel House is a 1945 painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a twisted, skeletal pile of bodies as a powerful condemnation of war and human atrocity.
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D.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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E.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
female subjectivity
ⓘ
power dynamics in academia ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Beijing National Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bird's Nest
|
| followsCharacterArc | descent into possible madness ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
campus novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | novel-length work ⓘ |
| hasBeenDescribedAs |
early example of campus novel
ⓘ
exploration of female interiority ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReappraisal |
21st century feminist criticism
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | campus novel genre ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
college life
ⓘ
family pressure ⓘ hallucination ⓘ social anxiety ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
ambiguous treatment of reality and fantasy
ⓘ
depiction of a young woman’s inner life ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Natalie Waite ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | psychological realism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shirley Jackson
ⓘ
surface form:
Shirley Jackson bibliography
|
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Road Through the Wall ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ⓘ
surface form:
Farrar, Straus and Young
|
| setting | New England college ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ mental instability ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: novel "Hangsaman" Description of subject: "Hangsaman" is a 1951 psychological novel by Shirley Jackson that follows a troubled young woman’s descent into isolation and possible madness while at a New England college.
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