Mariette in Ecstasy
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Mariette in Ecstasy is a contemplative novel by Ron Hansen that explores religious mysticism, faith, and doubt through the story of a young postulant in an early 20th-century convent who may be experiencing the stigmata.
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| Mariette in Ecstasy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10373352 — 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: Mariette in Ecstasy Context triple: [Ron Hansen, notableWork, Mariette in Ecstasy]
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Plaisir d’amour
"Plaisir d’amour" is a classic 18th-century French love song, widely known through numerous interpretations including a popular rendition by Nana Mouskouri.
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Les Amoureuses
Les Amoureuses is one of Burgundy’s most celebrated and sought-after Premier Cru vineyards, renowned for producing exceptionally elegant and perfumed Pinot Noir wines.
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Le Bon Plaisir
Le Bon Plaisir is a French political comedy-drama film featuring Michel Serrault in a prominent role.
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La Réjouissance
La Réjouissance is a jubilant, celebratory movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks, known for its triumphant, dance-like character.
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Madeleine in the Bois d’Amour
Madeleine in the Bois d’Amour is a Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard that depicts a contemplative female figure in a wooded landscape, reflecting the artist’s Symbolist and Cloisonnist style.
- 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: Mariette in Ecstasy Target entity description: Mariette in Ecstasy is a contemplative novel by Ron Hansen that explores religious mysticism, faith, and doubt through the story of a young postulant in an early 20th-century convent who may be experiencing the stigmata.
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A.
Plaisir d’amour
"Plaisir d’amour" is a classic 18th-century French love song, widely known through numerous interpretations including a popular rendition by Nana Mouskouri.
-
B.
Les Amoureuses
Les Amoureuses is one of Burgundy’s most celebrated and sought-after Premier Cru vineyards, renowned for producing exceptionally elegant and perfumed Pinot Noir wines.
-
C.
Le Bon Plaisir
Le Bon Plaisir is a French political comedy-drama film featuring Michel Serrault in a prominent role.
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D.
La Réjouissance
La Réjouissance is a jubilant, celebratory movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks, known for its triumphant, dance-like character.
-
E.
Madeleine in the Bois d’Amour
Madeleine in the Bois d’Amour is a Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard that depicts a contemplative female figure in a wooded landscape, reflecting the artist’s Symbolist and Cloisonnist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | Ron Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by literary critics ⓘ |
| explores |
institutional religion
ⓘ
personal religious experience ⓘ tension between faith and skepticism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| genre |
contemplative fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ religious novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Mariette in Ecstasy (1996 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Father Henri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mother Saint-Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Geneviève NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Roman Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bodily suffering ⓘ ecstasy ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ religious vocation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ron Hansen bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mariette Baptiste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | lyrical prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous treatment of mystical phenomena
ⓘ
detailed depiction of convent life ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~192 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Catholic convent
ⓘ
upstate New York ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
community suspicion
ⓘ
doubt ⓘ faith ⓘ female spirituality ⓘ religious mysticism ⓘ sainthood ⓘ spiritual experience ⓘ stigmata ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1906 ⓘ |
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