The Path to the Nest of Spiders
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The Path to the Nest of Spiders is Italo Calvino’s debut novel, a neorealist coming-of-age story set among Italian partisans during World War II, told from the perspective of a young boy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno | 1 |
| The Path to the Nest of Spiders canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4171157 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Path to the Nest of Spiders Context triple: [Italo Calvino, notableWork, The Path to the Nest of Spiders]
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A.
The Spider
The Spider is the English title of the 29th chapter (Surah Al-Ankabut) of the Qur’an, which addresses themes of faith, trials, and the fragility of relying on anything other than God.
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The Spider’s Thread
"The Spider’s Thread" is a renowned short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of sin, redemption, and moral choice through a parable-like tale set between hell and paradise.
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C.
The Smiling Spider
The Smiling Spider is a famous Symbolist charcoal drawing by Odilon Redon depicting a fantastical, grinning arachnid that exemplifies his eerie, dreamlike imagery.
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D.
Pająk
Pająk is a Polish surname borne by various notable individuals, including politicians, athletes, and public figures.
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Serpent’s Mouth
Serpent’s Mouth is a narrow strait between Trinidad and Venezuela that forms the southern entrance to the Gulf of Paria from the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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 Path to the Nest of Spiders Target entity description: The Path to the Nest of Spiders is Italo Calvino’s debut novel, a neorealist coming-of-age story set among Italian partisans during World War II, told from the perspective of a young boy.
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A.
The Spider
The Spider is the English title of the 29th chapter (Surah Al-Ankabut) of the Qur’an, which addresses themes of faith, trials, and the fragility of relying on anything other than God.
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B.
The Spider’s Thread
"The Spider’s Thread" is a renowned short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of sin, redemption, and moral choice through a parable-like tale set between hell and paradise.
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C.
The Smiling Spider
The Smiling Spider is a famous Symbolist charcoal drawing by Odilon Redon depicting a fantastical, grinning arachnid that exemplifies his eerie, dreamlike imagery.
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D.
Pająk
Pająk is a Polish surname borne by various notable individuals, including politicians, athletes, and public figures.
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E.
Serpent’s Mouth
Serpent’s Mouth is a narrow strait between Trinidad and Venezuela that forms the southern entrance to the Gulf of Paria from the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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debut novel ⓘ novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| author | Italo Calvino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts |
Italian Resistance
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partisan fighters ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Italo Calvino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInItalian |
The Path to the Nest of Spiders
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno
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| isDebutOf | Italo Calvino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | neorealism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Italian neorealist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAge | young boy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | child protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Italy ⓘ |
| subject |
Italian partisans
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anti-fascist resistance ⓘ |
| theme |
loss of innocence
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poverty and marginalization ⓘ resistance and solidarity ⓘ war and childhood ⓘ |
| toldFromPerspectiveOf | young boy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Path to the Nest of Spiders Description of subject: The Path to the Nest of Spiders is Italo Calvino’s debut novel, a neorealist coming-of-age story set among Italian partisans during World War II, told from the perspective of a young boy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Path to the Nest of Spiders
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hasTitleInItalian
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The Path to the Nest of Spiders
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno