Winter's Tale (novel)
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Winter's Tale is a 1983 fantasy novel by Mark Helprin that blends magical realism and romance in a mythic, alternate-history version of New York City.
All labels observed (1)
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| Winter's Tale (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5706261 — 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: Winter's Tale (novel) Context triple: [Winter's Tale (2014 film), basedOn, Winter's Tale (novel)]
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Winter's Tale (2014 film)
Winter's Tale (2014 film) is a romantic fantasy drama based on Mark Helprin's novel, featuring a time-spanning love story set in a mythic New York City.
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Winter’s Tale (opera)
Winter’s Tale (opera) is a contemporary opera by American composer John Harbison, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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The Winter’s Tale (stage production)
The Winter’s Tale (stage production) is a theatrical adaptation of Shakespeare’s late romance play, notably performed in a production featuring British actress Sheila Hancock.
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The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale is a late Shakespearean play that blends tragedy and comedy in a story of jealousy, loss, and eventual reconciliation across two contrasting kingdoms.
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Midsummer Nights
"Midsummer Nights" is a song by Kenny Rogers from his 1983 country-pop album "Eyes That See in the Dark," which was largely written and produced by the Bee Gees.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Winter's Tale (novel) Target entity description: Winter's Tale is a 1983 fantasy novel by Mark Helprin that blends magical realism and romance in a mythic, alternate-history version of New York City.
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A.
Winter's Tale (2014 film)
Winter's Tale (2014 film) is a romantic fantasy drama based on Mark Helprin's novel, featuring a time-spanning love story set in a mythic New York City.
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B.
Winter’s Tale (opera)
Winter’s Tale (opera) is a contemporary opera by American composer John Harbison, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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C.
The Winter’s Tale (stage production)
The Winter’s Tale (stage production) is a theatrical adaptation of Shakespeare’s late romance play, notably performed in a production featuring British actress Sheila Hancock.
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D.
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale is a late Shakespearean play that blends tragedy and comedy in a story of jealousy, loss, and eventual reconciliation across two contrasting kingdoms.
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E.
Midsummer Nights
"Midsummer Nights" is a song by Kenny Rogers from his 1983 country-pop album "Eyes That See in the Dark," which was largely written and produced by the Bee Gees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magical realism novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Akiva Goldsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Mark Helprin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
city as myth
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justice ⓘ love ⓘ miracles ⓘ redemption ⓘ time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
fantasy
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historical fantasy ⓘ magical realism ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Winter's Tale (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Athansor
NERFINISHED
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Beverly Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardesty Marratta NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Gamely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
city as living entity
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flying white horse ⓘ magical winter ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of fantasy and realism
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mythic portrayal of New York City ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 748 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Lake of the Coheeries
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
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near-future New York ⓘ turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winter's Tale (novel) Description of subject: Winter's Tale is a 1983 fantasy novel by Mark Helprin that blends magical realism and romance in a mythic, alternate-history version of New York City.
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