The Small Rain
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The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Small Rain canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2903183 — 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 Small Rain Context triple: [Slow Learner, containsWork, The Small Rain]
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A.
Prayers for Rain
Prayers for Rain is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane featuring private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they unravel a complex and disturbing case in Boston.
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B.
Sunshine to the Rain
"Sunshine to the Rain" is a hip-hop and R&B-influenced violin-driven track by The Hip-Hop Violinist, Miri Ben-Ari, showcasing her signature fusion of classical strings with urban beats.
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C.
The Meadow
The Meadow is a large open green space within Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, commonly used for recreation, events, and outdoor gatherings.
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D.
The Rainbow Comes and Goes
The Rainbow Comes and Goes is a memoir-style book of conversations between journalist Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, reflecting on their family history, relationship, and life lessons.
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E.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
- 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 Small Rain Target entity description: The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
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A.
Prayers for Rain
Prayers for Rain is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane featuring private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they unravel a complex and disturbing case in Boston.
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B.
Sunshine to the Rain
"Sunshine to the Rain" is a hip-hop and R&B-influenced violin-driven track by The Hip-Hop Violinist, Miri Ben-Ari, showcasing her signature fusion of classical strings with urban beats.
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C.
The Meadow
The Meadow is a large open green space within Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, commonly used for recreation, events, and outdoor gatherings.
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D.
The Rainbow Comes and Goes
The Rainbow Comes and Goes is a memoir-style book of conversations between journalist Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, reflecting on their family history, relationship, and life lessons.
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E.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| collection | Slow Learner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationForm | magazine publication ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Small Rain self-link ⓘ |
| includedIn | short story collection Slow Learner ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn | Slow Learner ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
complex prose
ⓘ
ironic tone ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Pynchon bibliography ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
military experience
ⓘ
psychological effects of war ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| theme |
disillusionment
ⓘ
memory ⓘ war ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Small Rain Description of subject: The Small Rain is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, later collected in his volume Slow Learner, that explores themes of war, memory, and disillusionment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.