Ann Beattie
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Ann Beattie is an American author renowned for her incisive short stories and novels depicting contemporary life and relationships, often associated with the minimalist literary movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ann Beattie canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592269 — 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: Ann Beattie Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Ann Beattie]
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A.
Joyce Harwood
Joyce Harwood is a central femme fatale-style figure in the 1946 film noir "The Blue Dahlia," entangled in a web of murder, deception, and romantic tension.
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B.
Sue Miller
Sue Miller is the wife of American musician Jeff Tweedy, frontman of the band Wilco.
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C.
Julia Glass
Julia Glass is an American novelist best known for her National Book Award–winning novel "Three Junes."
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D.
Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American novelist best known for works such as "A Thousand Acres," noted for her incisive explorations of family, morality, and Midwestern life.
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E.
Andrea Barrett
Andrea Barrett is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her historically rich, science-infused fiction, including the National Book Award–winning collection "Ship Fever."
- 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: Ann Beattie Target entity description: Ann Beattie is an American author renowned for her incisive short stories and novels depicting contemporary life and relationships, often associated with the minimalist literary movement.
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A.
Joyce Harwood
Joyce Harwood is a central femme fatale-style figure in the 1946 film noir "The Blue Dahlia," entangled in a web of murder, deception, and romantic tension.
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B.
Sue Miller
Sue Miller is the wife of American musician Jeff Tweedy, frontman of the band Wilco.
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C.
Julia Glass
Julia Glass is an American novelist best known for her National Book Award–winning novel "Three Junes."
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D.
Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American novelist best known for works such as "A Thousand Acres," noted for her incisive explorations of family, morality, and Midwestern life.
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E.
Andrea Barrett
Andrea Barrett is an American novelist and short story writer best known for her historically rich, science-infused fiction, including the National Book Award–winning collection "Ship Fever."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novelist
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person ⓘ professor ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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PEN/Malamud Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Rea Award for the Short Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-09-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American University
NERFINISHED
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University of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Beattie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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novel ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Ann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
Harper's Magazine
NERFINISHED
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The Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
minimalism
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| name | Ann Beattie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting contemporary American life and relationships
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incisive, minimalist short fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chilly Scenes of Winter
NERFINISHED
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Falling in Place NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Always NERFINISHED ⓘ Park City: New and Selected Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Perfect Recall NERFINISHED ⓘ Picturing Will NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Yorker Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The State We're In: Maine Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld | Edgar Allan Poe Professor of Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Charlottesville, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lincoln Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ann Beattie Description of subject: Ann Beattie is an American author renowned for her incisive short stories and novels depicting contemporary life and relationships, often associated with the minimalist literary movement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.