Think Before you Write: QA-Guided Reasoning for Character Descriptions in Books

arXiv:2604.11435v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Character description generation is an important capability for narrative-focused applications such as summarization, story analysis, and character-driven simulations. However, generating accurate character descriptions from long-form narratives (e.g., novels) is challenging: models must track evolving attributes (e.g., relationships and events), integrate evidence scattered across the text, and infer implicit details. Despite the success of reas