The Ground Beneath Her Feet
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a 1999 novel by Salman Rushdie that reimagines the Orpheus and Eurydice myth within the world of rock music and global pop culture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ground Beneath Her Feet canonical | 14 |
| The Ground Beneath Her Feet (novel) | 3 |
| The Ground Beneath Her Feet (music video) | 1 |
| The Ground Beneath Her Feet universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T234270 — 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 Ground Beneath Her Feet Context triple: [Salman Rushdie, notableWork, The Ground Beneath Her Feet]
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A.
A Woman’s Garden
A Woman’s Garden is an elegant, formal garden within the Dallas Arboretum that celebrates and honors women through symbolic design, water features, and carefully curated plantings.
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B.
The Mysterious Mother
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C.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
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D.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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E.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
- 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 Ground Beneath Her Feet Target entity description: The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a 1999 novel by Salman Rushdie that reimagines the Orpheus and Eurydice myth within the world of rock music and global pop culture.
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A.
A Woman’s Garden
A Woman’s Garden is an elegant, formal garden within the Dallas Arboretum that celebrates and honors women through symbolic design, water features, and carefully curated plantings.
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B.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
-
C.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
-
D.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
-
E.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fury ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ mythic fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Chip Kidd ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Ormus Cama
ⓘ
Vina Apsara ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
alternate realities
ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | Umeed Rai ⓘ |
| hasPlaceInStory |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebrity culture
ⓘ
fame ⓘ globalization ⓘ identity ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ migration ⓘ music ⓘ myth and modernity ⓘ |
| inspiredSong | "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by U2 ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-224-05029-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of myth, pop culture, and magic realism
ⓘ
reimagining the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in a rock music context ⓘ |
| pageCount | 575 ⓘ |
| partOf | Salman Rushdie bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Moor's Last Sigh ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Henry Holt and Company
ⓘ
Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
global pop culture
ⓘ
world of rock music ⓘ |
| titleTakenFrom | song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ground Beneath Her Feet Description of subject: The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a 1999 novel by Salman Rushdie that reimagines the Orpheus and Eurydice myth within the world of rock music and global pop culture.
Referenced by (19)
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Salman Rushdie
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet (novel)
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet (novel)
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet
this entity surface form:
The Ground Beneath Her Feet (novel)
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet (music video)
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet universe