“So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver
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“So Much Water So Close to Home” is a short story by Raymond Carver that explores moral ambiguity, guilt, and fractured relationships after a group of men delay reporting the discovery of a dead body during a fishing trip.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9854518 — 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: “So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver Context triple: [Short Cuts, basedOn, “So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver]
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A.
What the Water Gave Me
"What the Water Gave Me" is a surreal, introspective painting by Frida Kahlo that depicts her legs in a bathtub surrounded by symbolic, dreamlike imagery reflecting her pain, memories, and identity.
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B.
What the Water Gave Me
"What the Water Gave Me" is an ethereal, art-rock-influenced song by English band Florence and the Machine, known for its sweeping vocals, literary references, and richly layered production.
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C.
Don’t Go Near the Water
Don’t Go Near the Water is a 1957 American romantic comedy film set in the U.S. Navy during World War II, known for its humorous take on military public relations and wartime romance.
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D.
Into the Water
Into the Water is a psychological thriller novel by Paula Hawkins that explores memory, trauma, and the dark secrets of a small English town surrounding a series of mysterious drownings.
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E.
That’s What the Water Made Me
"That’s What the Water Made Me" is a rock song by Bon Jovi featured on their 2013 studio album "What About Now."
- 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: “So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver Target entity description: “So Much Water So Close to Home” is a short story by Raymond Carver that explores moral ambiguity, guilt, and fractured relationships after a group of men delay reporting the discovery of a dead body during a fishing trip.
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A.
What the Water Gave Me
"What the Water Gave Me" is a surreal, introspective painting by Frida Kahlo that depicts her legs in a bathtub surrounded by symbolic, dreamlike imagery reflecting her pain, memories, and identity.
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B.
What the Water Gave Me
"What the Water Gave Me" is an ethereal, art-rock-influenced song by English band Florence and the Machine, known for its sweeping vocals, literary references, and richly layered production.
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C.
Don’t Go Near the Water
Don’t Go Near the Water is a 1957 American romantic comedy film set in the U.S. Navy during World War II, known for its humorous take on military public relations and wartime romance.
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D.
Into the Water
Into the Water is a psychological thriller novel by Paula Hawkins that explores memory, trauma, and the dark secrets of a small English town surrounding a series of mysterious drownings.
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E.
That’s What the Water Made Me
"That’s What the Water Made Me" is a rock song by Bon Jovi featured on their 2013 studio album "What About Now."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Jindabyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Ray Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | discovery of a murdered woman’s body during a fishing trip ⓘ |
| collectionType | short story collection ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal moral conflict
ⓘ
marital conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublication | 1981 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the consequences of ethical inaction
ⓘ
the impact of violence on bystanders ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
elliptical dialogue
ⓘ
open ending ⓘ understatement ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Claire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Claire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | Raymond Carver’s mature minimalist period ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of men on a fishing trip discover a dead woman in a river but delay reporting it until after they finish fishing, causing moral conflict and strain in one man’s marriage. ⓘ |
| publishedIn | What We Talk About When We Talk About Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural river and camping area ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
complicity ⓘ guilt ⓘ marital tension ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ trust and distrust ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver Description of subject: “So Much Water So Close to Home” is a short story by Raymond Carver that explores moral ambiguity, guilt, and fractured relationships after a group of men delay reporting the discovery of a dead body during a fishing trip.
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