The Magician’s Assistant
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The Magician’s Assistant is a contemporary novel by Ann Patchett that follows a grieving woman uncovering the hidden past of her late magician husband, blending themes of love, illusion, and self-discovery.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Magician’s Assistant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9249028 — 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 Magician’s Assistant Context triple: [Ann Patchett, notableWork, The Magician’s Assistant]
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A.
The Magician's Apprentice
"The Magician's Apprentice" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode that opens Series 9, featuring the Twelfth Doctor and the return of the renegade Time Lady Missy in a story involving Davros and the Daleks.
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B.
The Diviners
The Diviners is a landmark Canadian novel by Margaret Laurence that explores identity, memory, and women's lives in a small prairie town, and is widely regarded as one of the most important works in Canadian literature.
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C.
The Magician
The Magician is a 1926 silent horror film directed by Rex Ingram, noted for its early and influential depiction of occult themes and special effects in cinema.
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D.
The Measure of the Magic
The Measure of the Magic is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, continuing the story of the magical black staff and its bearer in a world transitioning from modern civilization to epic fantasy.
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E.
The Mad Magician
The Mad Magician is a 1954 3D horror film starring Vincent Price as a vengeful illusionist who uses his skills in gruesome murders.
- 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 Magician’s Assistant Target entity description: The Magician’s Assistant is a contemporary novel by Ann Patchett that follows a grieving woman uncovering the hidden past of her late magician husband, blending themes of love, illusion, and self-discovery.
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A.
The Magician's Apprentice
"The Magician's Apprentice" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode that opens Series 9, featuring the Twelfth Doctor and the return of the renegade Time Lady Missy in a story involving Davros and the Daleks.
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B.
The Diviners
The Diviners is a landmark Canadian novel by Margaret Laurence that explores identity, memory, and women's lives in a small prairie town, and is widely regarded as one of the most important works in Canadian literature.
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C.
The Magician
The Magician is a 1926 silent horror film directed by Rex Ingram, noted for its early and influential depiction of occult themes and special effects in cinema.
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D.
The Measure of the Magic
The Measure of the Magic is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, continuing the story of the magical black staff and its bearer in a world transitioning from modern civilization to epic fantasy.
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E.
The Mad Magician
The Mad Magician is a 1954 3D horror film starring Vincent Price as a vengeful illusionist who uses his skills in gruesome murders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ann Patchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family secrets
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grief ⓘ identity ⓘ illusion ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ mourning ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| characterRole | Parsifal is a magician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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domestic fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
illusion versus reality
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reinvention of self ⓘ stage magic ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipToAuthor’sOeuvre | early novel in Ann Patchett’s career ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
character-driven
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realist with elements of magical imagery ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sabine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
explores the impact of hidden histories on present relationships
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features LGBTQ themes through the magician’s past ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman grieving her late magician husband uncovers his hidden past and family in the American Midwest. ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | grieving widow ⓘ |
| publisher | Harcourt Brace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
found family
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marriage ⓘ rural American life ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Ann Patchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Magician’s Assistant Description of subject: The Magician’s Assistant is a contemporary novel by Ann Patchett that follows a grieving woman uncovering the hidden past of her late magician husband, blending themes of love, illusion, and self-discovery.
Referenced by (1)
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