Small Fry
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Small Fry is a memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs recounting her childhood and complicated relationship with her father, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Small Fry canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1116846 — 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: Small Fry Context triple: [Lisa Brennan-Jobs, notableWork, Small Fry]
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A.
Maimies
Maimies is an alternate historical name for the Mayaimi people, a Native American group that once inhabited the Lake Okeechobee region of present-day Florida.
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B.
Three Little Babes
"Three Little Babes" is a song by Joanna Newsom featured on her debut album *The Milk-Eyed Mender*, showcasing her distinctive harp-driven, folk-inspired style.
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C.
Little Minch
Little Minch is a strait off the northwest coast of Scotland that separates the Isle of Skye from the Outer Hebrides.
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D.
Childish Bambino
Childish Bambino is the popular nickname of MLB star outfielder Juan Soto, highlighting his youthful swagger and prodigious, Babe Ruth–like hitting ability.
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E.
Sprout and the Bean
"Sprout and the Bean" is a whimsical, harp-driven folk song by Joanna Newsom known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive vocal style.
- 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: Small Fry Target entity description: Small Fry is a memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs recounting her childhood and complicated relationship with her father, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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A.
Maimies
Maimies is an alternate historical name for the Mayaimi people, a Native American group that once inhabited the Lake Okeechobee region of present-day Florida.
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B.
Three Little Babes
"Three Little Babes" is a song by Joanna Newsom featured on her debut album *The Milk-Eyed Mender*, showcasing her distinctive harp-driven, folk-inspired style.
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C.
Little Minch
Little Minch is a strait off the northwest coast of Scotland that separates the Isle of Skye from the Outer Hebrides.
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D.
Childish Bambino
Childish Bambino is the popular nickname of MLB star outfielder Juan Soto, highlighting his youthful swagger and prodigious, Babe Ruth–like hitting ability.
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E.
The Grouch
The Grouch is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their 1997 album "Nimrod."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author | Lisa Brennan-Jobs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| describes |
complicated relationship with Steve Jobs
ⓘ
early days of Apple Inc. ⓘ emotional neglect ⓘ life on welfare with her mother ⓘ paternity dispute involving Steve Jobs ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasCoverSubject | Lisa Brennan-Jobs ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Lisa Brennan-Jobs ⓘ |
| hasParentCharacter |
Chrisann Brennan
ⓘ
Steve Jobs ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0802128238 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780802128232 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
coming-of-age story
ⓘ
literary memoir ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of complex family relationships
ⓘ
intimate portrayal of Steve Jobs ⓘ |
| notablePersonDepicted | Steve Jobs ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Small Fry ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018-09-04 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| reviewedIn |
The Guardian
ⓘ
The New York Times ⓘ The Washington Post ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Post
|
| settingPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| subject |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
Lisa Brennan-Jobs ⓘ Steve Jobs ⓘ childhood ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ father–daughter relationship ⓘ |
| workAbout | child of a famous technology entrepreneur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Small Fry Description of subject: Small Fry is a memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs recounting her childhood and complicated relationship with her father, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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