Talking It Over
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Talking It Over is a novel by British author Julian Barnes that explores a love triangle through multiple, often unreliable first-person narrators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Talking It Over canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5077539 — 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: Talking It Over Context triple: [Julian Barnes, notableWork, Talking It Over]
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A.
Let's Talk About It
"Let's Talk About It" is a track from Clipse’s debut album "Lord Willin'" that showcases the duo’s sharp lyricism over Neptunes-produced beats.
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B.
We Need To Talk
We Need To Talk is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tayla Parx, showcasing her blend of pop, R&B, and contemporary songwriting.
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C.
Talk to Me
"Talk to Me" is a song featured on Joni Mitchell's 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter."
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D.
Don't Talk
"Don't Talk" is a track featured on the album *The 18th Day* by British singer-songwriter Estelle.
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E.
Ain't Talkin'
"Ain't Talkin'" is a long, brooding, and apocalyptic folk song by Bob Dylan that closes his 2006 album *Modern Times*.
- 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: Talking It Over Target entity description: Talking It Over is a novel by British author Julian Barnes that explores a love triangle through multiple, often unreliable first-person narrators.
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A.
Let's Talk About It
"Let's Talk About It" is a track from Clipse’s debut album "Lord Willin'" that showcases the duo’s sharp lyricism over Neptunes-produced beats.
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B.
We Need To Talk
We Need To Talk is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tayla Parx, showcasing her blend of pop, R&B, and contemporary songwriting.
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C.
Talk to Me
"Talk to Me" is a song featured on Joni Mitchell's 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter."
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D.
Don't Talk
"Don't Talk" is a track featured on the album *The 18th Day* by British singer-songwriter Estelle.
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E.
Ain't Talkin'
"Ain't Talkin'" is a long, brooding, and apocalyptic folk song by Bob Dylan that closes his 2006 album *Modern Times*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Julian Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
friendship and betrayal
ⓘ
marital conflict ⓘ the nature of storytelling ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
postmodern novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780224030190 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | alternating monologues ⓘ |
| hasNarrator |
Gillian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Love, Etc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gillian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
love triangle
ⓘ
perspective and perception ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ subjectivity of truth ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
multiple narrators
ⓘ
unreliable narrators ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 280 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Talking It Over / Love, Etc. duology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| style |
comic
ⓘ
conversational tone ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adultery
ⓘ
emotional manipulation ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talking It Over Description of subject: Talking It Over is a novel by British author Julian Barnes that explores a love triangle through multiple, often unreliable first-person narrators.
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