Enrique Vila-Matas
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Enrique Vila-Matas is a Spanish novelist and essayist renowned for his innovative, metafictional works that blur the boundaries between reality and literature.
All labels observed (1)
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| Enrique Vila-Matas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6828041 — 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: Enrique Vila-Matas Context triple: [Formentor Prize, notableRecipient, Enrique Vila-Matas]
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A.
Antonio Muñoz Molina
Antonio Muñoz Molina is a prominent Spanish novelist and essayist known for his richly detailed narratives and exploration of memory, history, and politics in contemporary Spain.
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B.
Cintio Vitier
Cintio Vitier was a prominent Cuban poet, essayist, and literary critic recognized as one of the leading figures of 20th-century Cuban literature.
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C.
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño was a Chilean novelist, short story writer, and poet renowned for his innovative, genre-blending works such as "The Savage Detectives" and "2666," which have had a major impact on contemporary world literature.
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D.
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte is a Spanish novelist and former war correspondent best known for his historical and adventure fiction, including the "Alatriste" series and "The Club Dumas."
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E.
Fernando Savater
Fernando Savater is a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and public intellectual known for his accessible writings on ethics, education, and secular humanism.
- 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: Enrique Vila-Matas Target entity description: Enrique Vila-Matas is a Spanish novelist and essayist renowned for his innovative, metafictional works that blur the boundaries between reality and literature.
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A.
Antonio Muñoz Molina
Antonio Muñoz Molina is a prominent Spanish novelist and essayist known for his richly detailed narratives and exploration of memory, history, and politics in contemporary Spain.
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B.
Cintio Vitier
Cintio Vitier was a prominent Cuban poet, essayist, and literary critic recognized as one of the leading figures of 20th-century Cuban literature.
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C.
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño was a Chilean novelist, short story writer, and poet renowned for his innovative, genre-blending works such as "The Savage Detectives" and "2666," which have had a major impact on contemporary world literature.
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D.
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte is a Spanish novelist and former war correspondent best known for his historical and adventure fiction, including the "Alatriste" series and "The Club Dumas."
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E.
Fernando Savater
Fernando Savater is a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and public intellectual known for his accessible writings on ethics, education, and secular humanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
ⓘ
human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Premio Herralde de Novela
NERFINISHED
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Premio Nacional de la Crítica (Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ Premio Rómulo Gallegos NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix Médicis étranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-03-31 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
innovative Spanish novelist and essayist
ⓘ
renowned for metafictional works ⓘ |
| familyName | Vila-Matas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Enrique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
essays
ⓘ
novels ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italo Calvino
NERFINISHED
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Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Sterne NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| name | Enrique Vila-Matas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableIdea | blurring boundaries between reality and fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bartleby y compañía
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doctor Pasavento NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublinesca NERFINISHED ⓘ El mal de Montano NERFINISHED ⓘ Exploradores del abismo NERFINISHED ⓘ Historia abreviada de la literatura portátil NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassel no invita a la lógica NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac y su contratiempo NERFINISHED ⓘ París no se acaba nunca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
ⓘ
literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
intertextual
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metafictional ⓘ self-referential ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Enrique Vila-Matas Description of subject: Enrique Vila-Matas is a Spanish novelist and essayist renowned for his innovative, metafictional works that blur the boundaries between reality and literature.
Referenced by (3)
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