Running in the Family
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Running in the Family is a semi-autobiographical memoir by Michael Ondaatje that blends poetry, fiction, and family history to recount his Sri Lankan childhood and ancestry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Running in the Family canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2216560 — 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: Running in the Family Context triple: [Michael Ondaatje, notableWork, Running in the Family]
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A.
The Race
The Race is a narrow, fast-moving tidal strait at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation conditions.
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B.
Runnin’ Rich
Runnin’ Rich is a music project by Chicago rapper Valee that showcases his laid-back flow, off-kilter rhythms, and minimalist trap production.
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C.
A Family Affair
A Family Affair is a 1937 American comedy-drama film that introduced the popular Hardy family characters and launched the long-running Andy Hardy film series.
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D.
What Makes a Family
"What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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E.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
- 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: Running in the Family Target entity description: Running in the Family is a semi-autobiographical memoir by Michael Ondaatje that blends poetry, fiction, and family history to recount his Sri Lankan childhood and ancestry.
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A.
The Race
The Race is a narrow, fast-moving tidal strait at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation conditions.
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B.
Runnin’ Rich
Runnin’ Rich is a music project by Chicago rapper Valee that showcases his laid-back flow, off-kilter rhythms, and minimalist trap production.
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C.
A Family Affair
A Family Affair is a 1937 American comedy-drama film that introduced the popular Hardy family characters and launched the long-running Andy Hardy film series.
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D.
What Makes a Family
"What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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E.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian literature
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ semi-autobiographical work ⓘ |
| author | Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
Ondaatje family ancestry
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colonial Ceylon society ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Doris Gratiaen
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Lalla ⓘ Michael Ondaatje ⓘ
surface form:
Mervyn Ondaatje
|
| focusesOn |
Michael Ondaatje's childhood
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Ondaatje family history ⓘ Sri Lankan Burgher community ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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memoir ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
poems
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prose vignettes ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism
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exile ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ myth and storytelling ⓘ |
| includedIn | Michael Ondaatje bibliography ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary life writing about diaspora ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
hybrid text
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fragmentary
ⓘ
non-linear ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
lyrical prose
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mix of fact and fiction ⓘ use of photographs ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher |
McClelland and Stewart
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surface form:
McClelland & Stewart
|
| relatedWork |
Anil's Ghost
ⓘ
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid ⓘ |
| setting |
Sri Lanka
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surface form:
Ceylon
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| structure |
episodic
ⓘ
multi-genre ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Running in the Family Description of subject: Running in the Family is a semi-autobiographical memoir by Michael Ondaatje that blends poetry, fiction, and family history to recount his Sri Lankan childhood and ancestry.
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Philip Michael Ondaatje