The Lonely Women
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The Lonely Women is a notable short story from James A. Michener’s World War II–era collection *Tales of the South Pacific*, focusing on the emotional lives and isolation of women during the war in the South Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lonely Women canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10210392 — 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 Lonely Women Context triple: [Tales of the South Pacific, hasNotableStory, The Lonely Women]
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A.
The Woman
The Woman is Willy Loman’s unnamed mistress in Arthur Miller’s play "Death of a Salesman," symbolizing his infidelity and the illusory rewards of his failed pursuit of success.
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B.
The Woman Alone
The Woman Alone is an alternate title for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1936 British thriller film "Sabotage," loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel "The Secret Agent."
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C.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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D.
Two Women
Two Women is a 1960 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, best known for Sophia Loren’s Oscar-winning performance as a mother struggling to protect her daughter during World War II.
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E.
Two Women
Two Women is a Russian drama film directed by Vera Glagoleva, adapted from Ivan Turgenev’s play "A Month in the Country" and known for its period setting and emotional romantic entanglements.
- 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 Lonely Women Target entity description: The Lonely Women is a notable short story from James A. Michener’s World War II–era collection *Tales of the South Pacific*, focusing on the emotional lives and isolation of women during the war in the South Pacific.
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A.
The Woman
The Woman is Willy Loman’s unnamed mistress in Arthur Miller’s play "Death of a Salesman," symbolizing his infidelity and the illusory rewards of his failed pursuit of success.
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B.
The Woman Alone
The Woman Alone is an alternate title for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1936 British thriller film "Sabotage," loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel "The Secret Agent."
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C.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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D.
Two Women
Two Women is a Russian drama film directed by Vera Glagoleva, adapted from Ivan Turgenev’s play "A Month in the Country" and known for its period setting and emotional romantic entanglements.
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E.
Two Women
Two Women is a 1960 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, best known for Sophia Loren’s Oscar-winning performance as a mother struggling to protect her daughter during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | James A. Michener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
short story
ⓘ
war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
focus on women’s perspectives in wartime
ⓘ
psychological portrayal of isolation ⓘ |
| hasSubject | women in the South Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| includedIn | World War II–era literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | mid-20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
emotional lives of women during wartime
ⓘ
impact of war on personal relationships ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proseForm | narrative fiction ⓘ |
| publicationEra | 1940s ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCollectionType | story in a linked-story cycle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lonely Women Description of subject: The Lonely Women is a notable short story from James A. Michener’s World War II–era collection *Tales of the South Pacific*, focusing on the emotional lives and isolation of women during the war in the South Pacific.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.