memoir "Life Among the Savages"
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"Life Among the Savages" is Shirley Jackson’s humorous, semi-autobiographical memoir chronicling the chaotic, everyday life of her family in small-town Vermont.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| memoir "Life Among the Savages" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715176 — 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: memoir "Life Among the Savages" Context triple: [Shirley Jackson, hasPart, memoir "Life Among the Savages"]
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A.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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B.
"Record of a Life, or My Story"
"Record of a Life, or My Story" is the autobiographical memoir of Louisa Catherine Adams, offering a rare first-person account of her experiences as the wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and an observer of early American and European political life.
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C.
Typee
Typee is Herman Melville’s semi-autobiographical 1846 debut novel recounting his experiences among Polynesians in the Marquesas Islands, blending adventure, ethnography, and critique of Western colonialism.
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D.
The Curious Savage
The Curious Savage is a comedic stage play by John Patrick that follows an eccentric widow who is committed to a sanatorium by her greedy stepchildren, exploring themes of sanity, kindness, and the value of nonconformity.
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E.
An Autobiography
An Autobiography is Jawaharlal Nehru’s introspective memoir recounting his personal life, political evolution, and role in India’s struggle for independence.
- 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: memoir "Life Among the Savages" Target entity description: "Life Among the Savages" is Shirley Jackson’s humorous, semi-autobiographical memoir chronicling the chaotic, everyday life of her family in small-town Vermont.
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A.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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B.
"Record of a Life, or My Story"
"Record of a Life, or My Story" is the autobiographical memoir of Louisa Catherine Adams, offering a rare first-person account of her experiences as the wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and an observer of early American and European political life.
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C.
Typee
Typee is Herman Melville’s semi-autobiographical 1846 debut novel recounting his experiences among Polynesians in the Marquesas Islands, blending adventure, ethnography, and critique of Western colonialism.
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D.
The Curious Savage
The Curious Savage is a comedic stage play by John Patrick that follows an eccentric widow who is committed to a sanatorium by her greedy stepchildren, exploring themes of sanity, kindness, and the value of nonconformity.
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E.
An Autobiography
An Autobiography is Jawaharlal Nehru’s introspective memoir recounting his personal life, political evolution, and role in India’s struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shirley Jackson's own family experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Shirley Jackson
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Shirley Jackson's children ⓘ Shirley Jackson's husband ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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humor ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Raising Demons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
domestic life
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family life ⓘ parenthood ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic portrayal of mid-20th-century American family life
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semi-autobiographical depiction of motherhood ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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surface form:
Farrar, Straus and Young
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| settingLocation | Vermont ⓘ |
| settingType | small town ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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lighthearted ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: memoir "Life Among the Savages" Description of subject: "Life Among the Savages" is Shirley Jackson’s humorous, semi-autobiographical memoir chronicling the chaotic, everyday life of her family in small-town Vermont.
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