Life’s Lottery
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Life’s Lottery is an experimental interactive novel by Kim Newman that presents a man’s life as a branching, choose-your-own-adventure narrative exploring fate, choice, and alternate realities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life’s Lottery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13500553 — 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: Life’s Lottery Context triple: [Kim Newman, notableWork, Life’s Lottery]
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A.
Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime is a 1991 American television film, directed by Emile Ardolino, about a workaholic executive who is given a second chance at life and love after a near-death experience.
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B.
A Lucky Life Interrupted
A Lucky Life Interrupted is a memoir by American journalist Tom Brokaw that chronicles his experience living with multiple myeloma and reflects on his life and career.
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C.
Set For Life
Set For Life is a UK National Lottery draw-based game that offers winners a fixed monthly payment over a long period instead of a single lump-sum jackpot.
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D.
Stay Lucky
"Stay Lucky" is a colloquial American expression used as a casual farewell or good wish, implying a hope that someone continues to experience good fortune.
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E.
Some Luck
Some Luck is a multigenerational novel by Jane Smiley that follows an Iowa farm family from the 1920s through the mid-20th century, exploring American life through their changing fortunes.
- 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: Life’s Lottery Target entity description: Life’s Lottery is an experimental interactive novel by Kim Newman that presents a man’s life as a branching, choose-your-own-adventure narrative exploring fate, choice, and alternate realities.
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A.
Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime is a 1991 American television film, directed by Emile Ardolino, about a workaholic executive who is given a second chance at life and love after a near-death experience.
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B.
A Lucky Life Interrupted
A Lucky Life Interrupted is a memoir by American journalist Tom Brokaw that chronicles his experience living with multiple myeloma and reflects on his life and career.
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C.
Set For Life
Set For Life is a UK National Lottery draw-based game that offers winners a fixed monthly payment over a long period instead of a single lump-sum jackpot.
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D.
Stay Lucky
"Stay Lucky" is a colloquial American expression used as a casual farewell or good wish, implying a hope that someone continues to experience good fortune.
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E.
Some Luck
Some Luck is a multigenerational novel by Jane Smiley that follows an Iowa farm family from the 1920s through the mid-20th century, exploring American life through their changing fortunes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental fiction work
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interactive novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Kim Newman ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alternate realities
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choice ⓘ consequences of decisions ⓘ fate ⓘ free will ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| containsElement |
alternate life paths
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possible deaths of the protagonist ⓘ possible successes and failures in career and relationships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
branching timelines
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reader as participant in character’s fate ⓘ the impact of small decisions on life outcomes ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
interactive fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ metafiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasEndingCountApproximate | dozens of distinct endings ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalAspect | questions the nature of authorship and control ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalAspect |
examines determinism versus free will
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questions whether a single life story can be definitive ⓘ |
| hasReprint | later paperback editions ⓘ |
| hasStructure | numbered sections with decision points ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a notable work in experimental narrative fiction
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noted for applying gamebook structure to an adult literary novel ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFormat |
branching narrative
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second-person perspective ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
choose-your-own-adventure structure
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multiple endings ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | complex branching structure unusual in mainstream novels ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 400 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Keith Marion ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | ordinary Englishman whose life branches through reader choices ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Anno Dracula
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The Quorum ⓘ |
| setting | 20th-century England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Subject: Life’s Lottery Description of subject: Life’s Lottery is an experimental interactive novel by Kim Newman that presents a man’s life as a branching, choose-your-own-adventure narrative exploring fate, choice, and alternate realities.
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