Oscar and Lucinda (novel)
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"Oscar and Lucinda" is a Booker Prize–winning novel by Peter Carey that follows the unlikely romance and shared gambling obsession of a Victorian Anglican priest and an Australian heiress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oscar and Lucinda | 3 |
| Oscar and Lucinda (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9321766 — 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: Oscar and Lucinda (novel) Context triple: [Oscar and Lucinda, basedOn, Oscar and Lucinda (novel)]
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Oscar and Lucinda (film)
"Oscar and Lucinda" is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film, based on Peter Carey's novel, about two eccentric gamblers who embark on a risky venture to transport a glass church across the Australian outback in the 19th century.
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B.
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 political drama film set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup, best known for its intense romantic storyline amid political turmoil and for earning Linda Hunt an Academy Award for her performance.
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C.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds is a popular 1983 American television miniseries, based on Colleen McCullough’s novel, about a decades-long forbidden love affair on an Australian sheep station.
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My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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E.
Eureka Street
Eureka Street is a residential street in San Francisco’s Eureka Valley neighborhood, known for its steep grades and classic city views.
- 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: Oscar and Lucinda (novel) Target entity description: "Oscar and Lucinda" is a Booker Prize–winning novel by Peter Carey that follows the unlikely romance and shared gambling obsession of a Victorian Anglican priest and an Australian heiress.
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A.
Oscar and Lucinda (film)
"Oscar and Lucinda" is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film, based on Peter Carey's novel, about two eccentric gamblers who embark on a risky venture to transport a glass church across the Australian outback in the 19th century.
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B.
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 political drama film set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup, best known for its intense romantic storyline amid political turmoil and for earning Linda Hunt an Academy Award for her performance.
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C.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds is a popular 1983 American television miniseries, based on Colleen McCullough’s novel, about a decades-long forbidden love affair on an Australian sheep station.
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D.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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E.
Eureka Street
Eureka Street is a residential street in San Francisco’s Eureka Valley neighborhood, known for its steep grades and classic city views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Booker Prize
NERFINISHED
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Booker Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Gillian Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Oscar and Lucinda (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-7022-2179-0 ⓘ |
| literaryAward | Miles Franklin Award shortlist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lucinda Leplastrier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oscar Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a glass church transportation gamble ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary Australian literature canon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Queensland Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
chance and fate
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colonialism ⓘ gambling ⓘ love ⓘ religion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Oscar and Lucinda (novel) Description of subject: "Oscar and Lucinda" is a Booker Prize–winning novel by Peter Carey that follows the unlikely romance and shared gambling obsession of a Victorian Anglican priest and an Australian heiress.
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