The Handmaid's Tale
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The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel depicting a theocratic regime that strips women of their rights, widely acclaimed for its feminist themes and chilling political commentary.
All labels observed (19)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161966 — 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 Handmaid's Tale Context triple: [Margaret Atwood, notableWork, The Handmaid's Tale]
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The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright that traces the rise of al-Qaeda and the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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B.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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E.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
- 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 Handmaid's Tale Target entity description: The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel depicting a theocratic regime that strips women of their rights, widely acclaimed for its feminist themes and chilling political commentary.
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A.
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower is a critically acclaimed non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright that traces the rise of al-Qaeda and the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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B.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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C.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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E.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
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novel ⓘ speculative fiction work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
1990 film The Handmaid's Tale
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The Handmaid's Tale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
2017 television series The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
opera The Handmaid's Tale
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| author | Margaret Atwood ⓘ |
| awarded |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
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Governor General's Award for English-language fiction ⓘ |
| centralConflict | individual autonomy versus state control ⓘ |
| centralInstitutionInPlot | handmaid system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts |
patriarchal society
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totalitarian theocracy ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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feminist fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Testaments ⓘ |
| includedIn | modern literary canon ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary feminist discourse
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political discussions on reproductive rights ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Offred ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chilling political commentary
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depiction of theocratic regime ⓘ feminist themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin
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McClelland and Stewart ⓘ |
| sequelPublicationYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| setInFictionalCountry | Gilead ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
gender studies courses
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university literature courses ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationNetwork | Hulu ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationPremiereYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarianism
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gender inequality ⓘ identity ⓘ loss of rights ⓘ oppression of women ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ reproductive control ⓘ resistance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | near future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Handmaid's Tale Description of subject: The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel depicting a theocratic regime that strips women of their rights, widely acclaimed for its feminist themes and chilling political commentary.
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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)
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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)
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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)
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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)
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The Handmaid's Tale (novel)
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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)
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Gilead
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The Handmaid's Tale (1985 novel)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
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this entity surface form:
The Handmaid’s Tale