The Fifth Quarter (short story)
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"The Fifth Quarter" is a crime-themed short story by Stephen King about a heist gone wrong and a vengeful ex-con seeking his share of a hidden loot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fifth Quarter (short story) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13238471 — 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 Fifth Quarter (short story) Context triple: [Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, basedOnWork, The Fifth Quarter (short story)]
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A.
Fifth Story
Fifth Story is a segment or chapter within the work "Let Love," contributing to its overall narrative or thematic progression.
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B.
The Fifth Profession
The Fifth Profession is a thriller novel by David Morrell that follows elite bodyguards entangled in a high-stakes conspiracy involving memory manipulation and covert operations.
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C.
The Fifty-Minute Hour
The Fifty-Minute Hour is a classic collection of real-life psychoanalytic case studies by psychiatrist Robert Lindner, notable for its vivid, narrative-style exploration of patients’ inner lives and therapeutic processes.
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D.
When the Nines Roll Over (short story collection)
"When the Nines Roll Over" is a collection of contemporary short stories by David Benioff that explores themes of love, ambition, and disillusionment through sharply drawn characters and darkly comic situations.
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E.
The Quintet of the Astonished
The Quintet of the Astonished is a video art installation by Bill Viola that presents a slow-motion study of human emotional expression through the reactions of five figures.
- 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 Fifth Quarter (short story) Target entity description: "The Fifth Quarter" is a crime-themed short story by Stephen King about a heist gone wrong and a vengeful ex-con seeking his share of a hidden loot.
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A.
Fifth Story
Fifth Story is a segment or chapter within the work "Let Love," contributing to its overall narrative or thematic progression.
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B.
The Fifth Profession
The Fifth Profession is a thriller novel by David Morrell that follows elite bodyguards entangled in a high-stakes conspiracy involving memory manipulation and covert operations.
-
C.
The Fifty-Minute Hour
The Fifty-Minute Hour is a classic collection of real-life psychoanalytic case studies by psychiatrist Robert Lindner, notable for its vivid, narrative-style exploration of patients’ inner lives and therapeutic processes.
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D.
When the Nines Roll Over (short story collection)
"When the Nines Roll Over" is a collection of contemporary short stories by David Benioff that explores themes of love, ambition, and disillusionment through sharply drawn characters and darkly comic situations.
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E.
The Quintet of the Astonished
The Quintet of the Astonished is a video art installation by Bill Viola that presents a slow-motion study of human emotional expression through the reactions of five figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction work
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heist story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
dispute over division of loot
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protagonist versus former partners ⓘ |
| containsCrime | true ⓘ |
| containsViolence | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacterType |
career criminal
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double-crosser ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Stephen King universe
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linked to:
Stephen King multiverse
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| genre |
crime fiction
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Fifth Quarter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | ex-convict ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
heist gone wrong
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hidden loot ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| plotElement |
betrayal among criminals
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division of a treasure map into four quarters ⓘ violent retribution ⓘ |
| protagonistMotivation | seeking his share of stolen money ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| tone |
dark
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gritty ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Stephen King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fifth Quarter (short story) Description of subject: "The Fifth Quarter" is a crime-themed short story by Stephen King about a heist gone wrong and a vengeful ex-con seeking his share of a hidden loot.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
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basedOnWork
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The Fifth Quarter (short story)
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