A Choice of Accommodations
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"A Choice of Accommodations" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that appears in her collection *Unaccustomed Earth*, exploring themes of marriage, identity, and cultural dislocation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Choice of Accommodations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2894541 — 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: A Choice of Accommodations Context triple: [Unaccustomed Earth, hasPart, A Choice of Accommodations]
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A.
The Choice Before Us
The Choice Before Us is a political work by American socialist leader Norman Thomas that examines alternatives to capitalism and advocates for democratic socialism.
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B.
Inn
The Inn is a major river in Central Europe that flows through Switzerland, Austria, and Germany before joining the Danube.
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C.
Considerations by the Way
"Considerations by the Way" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on practical ethics and the conduct of everyday life, included as part of his collection "The Conduct of Life."
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D.
Reiche Zimmer
Reiche Zimmer is an opulently decorated suite of state rooms in the Munich Residenz, renowned for its lavish Baroque interiors and rich artistic ornamentation.
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E.
The Shelter
"The Shelter" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone that explores Cold War paranoia and the dark side of human nature when neighbors turn against each other over access to a fallout shelter.
- 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: A Choice of Accommodations Target entity description: "A Choice of Accommodations" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that appears in her collection *Unaccustomed Earth*, exploring themes of marriage, identity, and cultural dislocation.
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A.
The Choice Before Us
The Choice Before Us is a political work by American socialist leader Norman Thomas that examines alternatives to capitalism and advocates for democratic socialism.
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B.
Inn
The Inn is a major river in Central Europe that flows through Switzerland, Austria, and Germany before joining the Danube.
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C.
Considerations by the Way
"Considerations by the Way" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on practical ethics and the conduct of everyday life, included as part of his collection "The Conduct of Life."
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D.
Reiche Zimmer
Reiche Zimmer is an opulently decorated suite of state rooms in the Munich Residenz, renowned for its lavish Baroque interiors and rich artistic ornamentation.
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E.
The Shelter
"The Shelter" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone that explores Cold War paranoia and the dark side of human nature when neighbors turn against each other over access to a fallout shelter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fictionalSettingType | contemporary setting ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short story ⓘ |
| hasMainCharactersOfBackground |
South Asian American
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surface form:
Indian American
South Asian diasporas ⓘ
surface form:
South Asian diaspora
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| includedInCollectionBy | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary American literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Unaccustomed Earth ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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belonging ⓘ cross-cultural tensions ⓘ cultural dislocation ⓘ expectations in marriage ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Choice of Accommodations Description of subject: "A Choice of Accommodations" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that appears in her collection *Unaccustomed Earth*, exploring themes of marriage, identity, and cultural dislocation.
Referenced by (1)
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