The Hearing Trumpet
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The Hearing Trumpet is a surreal, feminist, and darkly comic novel by Leonora Carrington that follows an elderly woman’s journey into a bizarre occult conspiracy at a sinister retirement home.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hearing Trumpet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042343 — 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 Hearing Trumpet Context triple: [Leonora Carrington, notableWork, The Hearing Trumpet]
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A.
The Ear
The Ear is a distinctive rock formation on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, serving as a notable feature along the Salathé Wall climbing route.
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B.
The Miracle of the Bells
The Miracle of the Bells is a 1948 American drama film, based on Russell Janney’s novel, about a press agent who arranges an extraordinary tribute in a small town to honor a deceased actress.
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C.
The Listening Walls
The Listening Walls is a psychological mystery novel by Margaret Millar, known for its intricate plotting and exploration of dark family secrets and emotional tensions.
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D.
The Uncertain Trumpet
The Uncertain Trumpet is a 1960 book by U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor that critiques the doctrine of massive retaliation and advocates for a more flexible, conventional military strategy during the Cold War.
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E.
The Broken Ear
The Broken Ear is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which the young reporter investigates the theft of a tribal fetish, leading him into political intrigue and danger in South America.
- 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 Hearing Trumpet Target entity description: The Hearing Trumpet is a surreal, feminist, and darkly comic novel by Leonora Carrington that follows an elderly woman’s journey into a bizarre occult conspiracy at a sinister retirement home.
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A.
The Ear
The Ear is a distinctive rock formation on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, serving as a notable feature along the Salathé Wall climbing route.
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B.
The Miracle of the Bells
The Miracle of the Bells is a 1948 American drama film, based on Russell Janney’s novel, about a press agent who arranges an extraordinary tribute in a small town to honor a deceased actress.
-
C.
The Listening Walls
The Listening Walls is a psychological mystery novel by Margaret Millar, known for its intricate plotting and exploration of dark family secrets and emotional tensions.
-
D.
The Uncertain Trumpet
The Uncertain Trumpet is a 1960 book by U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor that critiques the doctrine of massive retaliation and advocates for a more flexible, conventional military strategy during the Cold War.
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E.
The Broken Ear
The Broken Ear is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which the young reporter investigates the theft of a tribal fetish, leading him into political intrigue and danger in South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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surrealist novel ⓘ |
| author | Leonora Carrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
mythological references
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occult symbolism ⓘ satire of institutions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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fantasy fiction ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Leonora Carrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Celtic mythology
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alchemical symbolism ⓘ esoteric traditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marian Leatherby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
alchemical transformation
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bees ⓘ hearing trumpet ⓘ wolves ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Marian Leatherby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Carmella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of surrealism, feminism, and occult fantasy
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portrayal of very old women as adventurous protagonists ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Grail-like quest
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esoteric religious cult ⓘ occult conspiracy ⓘ sinister retirement home ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | 92 ⓘ |
| publisher | Virago Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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retirement home ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalypse
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female friendship ⓘ madness and sanity ⓘ occultism ⓘ old age ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ transformation ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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fantastical ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hearing Trumpet Description of subject: The Hearing Trumpet is a surreal, feminist, and darkly comic novel by Leonora Carrington that follows an elderly woman’s journey into a bizarre occult conspiracy at a sinister retirement home.
Referenced by (1)
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