The Neon Bible
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The Neon Bible is a posthumously published coming-of-age novel by American author John Kennedy Toole, depicting a boy’s struggle with isolation and religious hypocrisy in the rural American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Neon Bible canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12860999 — 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: The Neon Bible Context triple: [John Kennedy Toole, notableWork, The Neon Bible]
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The Neon Bible
The Neon Bible is a 1995 coming-of-age drama film, based on John Kennedy Toole’s novel, that explores a boy’s troubled youth in the rural American South during the 1940s.
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B.
Neon Bible
Neon Bible is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known for its grand, orchestral sound and dark, politically tinged themes.
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C.
Jesus' Son
"Jesus' Son" is a 1999 independent drama film, based on Denis Johnson's short stories, about a young drifter's drug-fueled journey toward redemption.
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D.
Neon Christ
Neon Christ is an influential 1980s Atlanta-based hardcore punk band known for its fast, politically charged sound and for featuring future Alice in Chains vocalist William DuVall.
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E.
Demdike Stare
Demdike Stare is a British electronic music duo known for their dark, experimental blend of ambient, dub, and techno, often drawing on occult and horror-inspired themes.
- 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 Neon Bible Target entity description: The Neon Bible is a posthumously published coming-of-age novel by American author John Kennedy Toole, depicting a boy’s struggle with isolation and religious hypocrisy in the rural American South.
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A.
The Neon Bible
The Neon Bible is a 1995 coming-of-age drama film, based on John Kennedy Toole’s novel, that explores a boy’s troubled youth in the rural American South during the 1940s.
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B.
Neon Bible
Neon Bible is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known for its grand, orchestral sound and dark, politically tinged themes.
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C.
Jesus' Son
"Jesus' Son" is a 1999 independent drama film, based on Denis Johnson's short stories, about a young drifter's drug-fueled journey toward redemption.
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D.
Neon Christ
Neon Christ is an influential 1980s Atlanta-based hardcore punk band known for its fast, politically charged sound and for featuring future Alice in Chains vocalist William DuVall.
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E.
Demdike Stare
Demdike Stare is a British electronic music duo known for their dark, experimental blend of ambient, dub, and techno, often drawing on occult and horror-inspired themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ posthumously published work ⓘ |
| author | John Kennedy Toole ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Neon Bible ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adolescence
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family conflict ⓘ isolation ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ social intolerance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Terence Davies ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
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coming-of-age fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Neon Bible (1995 film)
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linked to:
The Neon Bible
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| hasCharacter |
David’s aunt Mae
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David’s father ⓘ David’s mother ⓘ local preacher ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
church revivals
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music and radio ⓘ train travel ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed critical reception ⓘ |
| hasRelationToAuthor | early work of John Kennedy Toole ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Protestant fundamentalism
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poverty ⓘ religion in the American South ⓘ war and its effects ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being written when the author was a teenager
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depicting religious extremism in a small Southern town ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| posthumous | true ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Confederacy of Dunces ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| settingLocation | rural American South ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| writtenByAtAge | 16 ⓘ |
| writtenYear | 1954 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Neon Bible Description of subject: The Neon Bible is a posthumously published coming-of-age novel by American author John Kennedy Toole, depicting a boy’s struggle with isolation and religious hypocrisy in the rural American South.
Referenced by (4)
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