Rachel Cusk
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Rachel Cusk is a British-Canadian novelist and memoirist best known for her innovative, autofictional Outline trilogy and incisive explorations of identity, marriage, and motherhood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rachel Cusk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592282 — 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: Rachel Cusk Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Rachel Cusk]
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A.
Margaret Drabble
Margaret Drabble is an acclaimed English novelist, biographer, and critic known for her psychologically rich portrayals of contemporary British life.
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B.
Anne Hollinghurst
Anne Hollinghurst is a British Anglican bishop who serves in the Church of England and is known for her episcopal leadership and pastoral ministry.
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C.
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge was an acclaimed English novelist and playwright known for her darkly comic, psychologically incisive fiction often set in postwar Britain.
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D.
Jennifer Haigh
Jennifer Haigh is an American novelist and short story writer known for her character-driven literary fiction exploring family, class, and the impact of the energy industry on small-town life.
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E.
A. L. Kennedy
A. L. Kennedy is a Scottish writer and stand-up comedian known for her darkly comic, psychologically incisive fiction and essays.
- 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: Rachel Cusk Target entity description: Rachel Cusk is a British-Canadian novelist and memoirist best known for her innovative, autofictional Outline trilogy and incisive explorations of identity, marriage, and motherhood.
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A.
Margaret Drabble
Margaret Drabble is an acclaimed English novelist, biographer, and critic known for her psychologically rich portrayals of contemporary British life.
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B.
Anne Hollinghurst
Anne Hollinghurst is a British Anglican bishop who serves in the Church of England and is known for her episcopal leadership and pastoral ministry.
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C.
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge was an acclaimed English novelist and playwright known for her darkly comic, psychologically incisive fiction often set in postwar Britain.
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D.
Jennifer Haigh
Jennifer Haigh is an American novelist and short story writer known for her character-driven literary fiction exploring family, class, and the impact of the energy industry on small-town life.
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E.
A. L. Kennedy
A. L. Kennedy is a Scottish writer and stand-up comedian known for her darkly comic, psychologically incisive fiction and essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
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Canadian writer ⓘ essayist ⓘ memoirist ⓘ novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| author |
Rachel Cusk
NERFINISHED
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Rachel Cusk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Cusk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Cusk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Cusk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Whitbread First Novel Award
NERFINISHED
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Whitbread First Novel Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-02-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cusk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | literature ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
autofiction
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literary fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Rachel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | daughter ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kudos
NERFINISHED
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Outline ⓘ Transit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | autofiction ⓘ |
| name | Rachel Cusk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British-Canadian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother
NERFINISHED
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Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation NERFINISHED ⓘ Arlington Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Coventry NERFINISHED ⓘ Kudos NERFINISHED ⓘ Outline NERFINISHED ⓘ Saving Agnes NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Place NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bradshaw Variations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Country Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Supper: A Summer in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Transit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
memoirist
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novelist ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
2014
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2016 ⓘ 2018 ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
dialogue-driven
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formally innovative ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
autobiographical experience
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female subjectivity ⓘ identity ⓘ marriage ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rachel Cusk Description of subject: Rachel Cusk is a British-Canadian novelist and memoirist best known for her innovative, autofictional Outline trilogy and incisive explorations of identity, marriage, and motherhood.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.